Catalogue 2009

UN FILM PER LA PACE A FILM FOR PEACE FESTIVAL

INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL A FILM FOR PEACE MEDEA - ARA PACIS MUNDI

FOURTH EDITION - July 6th, 2009

CATALOGUE

REGIONE AUTONOMA FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA

Comune di Medea

Provincia di Gorizia FOURTH EDITION 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE [email protected] www.unfilmperlapace.it © January 2010 Windcloak Film Production www.unfilmperlapace.it. 2010 Edition of the Festival, which you can learn more about at the for elements new develop to us inspired haveThese hopes or financially. future editions can receive sufficient support, whether politically suade the public of the outstanding ideas involved, and that the struggles experiencedby film productioninthelastfew years. until now, whether due to the passiveness of its achieve to supporters able or been hasn’tthe it that recognition the gain as well project andhave beenhighlyinnovative withintheirscope. Windcloak Film Production, who were the first to believe in this the of charge in those to thanks special a give to I’dlike Also, have puttogetherthecompetingfilms. that those basically, actors... and directors, authors, the of all quality oftheparticipatingfilms. countries involved, as of well as dozens an artistic the advancement to due to the thanks appearance international proud a on film scene. important new reality of the regional, national, and international wouldn’t have believed it. However, this e-catalogue proves this I 2009, in Festivalheld the be “Ato ForFilm Peace”going was hp ta te ok er crety rsnig il per will presenting currently we’re work the that hope I Of course, there’s definitely hope for the Festival to grow, as These important goals allow me to thank, first and foremost, takes Festival the that edition 2009 the with is it fact, In of edition fourth the that ago years 10 me told had you If I ntroduction Alberto Bergamin M ayor

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FOURTH EDITION 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE FOURTH EDITION 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE Film Index Admitted Preface Introduction Works S ummary 183 175 171 165

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FOURTH EDITION 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE FOURTH EDITION 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE causing several victims among the civilian population, particu population, civilian the among victims several causing The landmines, in of shot issue film, the with dealt Afghanistan, Hansen. Ebsen by Doctor Italian The documentary: Danish a The final winner for the Festival “A Film For Peace” in 2009 was hind Italy. be Spain, was films of number greatest the with country The worldwide putintothethemeofpeace. directors and producers effort the expresses countries 30 over from films selected Festival the of Edition Fourth the that fact the beings; human about something us tell should and can Art causing humanconflicts,throughfilm. cians, researchers, and students can meet and address problems of menenforcing internationaltreaties. involvementlow have a and armaments of reduction drastic of achieve, it is necessary to minimize the impact to of war by means difficult quite is intervention Since humans. including cies, There is no doubt that aggression is present in many animal spe twentieth centurybecomesanabsurdity. society, in Paleolithic which the 2-3 people of would be killed, the conflicts conflicts of the the at looking When died. them of other half: it was total war. 69,000,000 men fought. 54,000,000 World War II, in which half of the world’s states fought against the the army, for weregranted theirpleadedrights. men of them deprived have would secession the that violence. of acts using Theworriedof patricians, instead Sacro, leave Monte to to decided flee plebeians and masse en city the the dissatisfaction, their express to order in BC, 494 victory.In war from resulting compensation any to entitled not were and patricians, the marry not could vote, to right the have not did plebeians the hand, other the power.On economic and litical po held patricians Theplebeians. and patricians classes: two dren that want to know and see what goes on in the world, how The Festival will continue its journey as requested by schoolchil discuss andaskquestions aboutwhy humans canbesoevil. school.ethnographic best should the Thespectators to cording ac drama, respectful silent, a into us takes camera, video own his with who, anthropologist an is director Thechildren. larly TheFestival “A FilmFor wherepoliti Peace”occasion an is How would today’s HomoSapiensrespondtoallthis? But which war causedthehighestnumberofcasualties? ------for sponsoringtheevent. Friuli of VeneziaGiulia Region Autonomous the and UNESCO, for Commission National Italian the Milan, in Representation Commission European the to out thanks heartfelt further give FoundationI’dedition, present the Regarding Gorizia. of to like Savings the and Gorizia, of province the Medea, of city the ly especial possible, Peace”For Film Festival“A 2009 the made such requestsinthebestpossible manner. for accommodate haveFestival,to will the we of organizers As risking theirlives withtheirsenseofdutyandhumanemission. and suffering human of places in stories their with authors, film whyand whilehappen, things byasked are questions same the Last but not least, I would like to thank everyone that has that everyone thank to like would I least, not but Last EnricoCammarata A rtistic D irector -

FOURTH EDITION 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE FOURTH EDITION 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE ADMITTED WORKS

FOURTH EDITION 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE FOURTH EDITION 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE • • inco-productionwithNorway • withBrazil, USA inco-productionwithJapan 61’inco-production withSpain • JAMAICA • GERMANIA • GEORGIA • FINLAND • DENMARK • COLOMBIA • CHINA • CANADA • BOLIVIA • AUSTRIA • ARMENIA Tent City Ruletadelavida False Flag Carinhall Nurmoo The ItalianDoctor Settled Memories ofaGeneration Cloud Nine Pachamama Ein koffervoll erinnerung Voice of Voiceless Why doJamaicans run sofast? Stadtrundfahrt directed by ZuolongShan,2009,29’, directedby HarriJ.Rantala, 2009,29’ directedby NikolozBezhanishvili, 2009,21’ directed by RosaLübbe,2009, 18’ directed by Ben directed by BørreaSchau-Larsen, 2009,28’ directed by directed by FumikoMatsuyama, 2003, 2’ (Collective Direction),2009,67’,inco-production directed by David Sarkissian,2009,20’ directed by EsbenHansen, 2007,28’ Toshifumi Matsushita,2008,104’ A directedby UlrikeOstermann,2008,30’ dmitted Thursfield, 2008, 5’ directed directed by MiquelGalofré,2009, W

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milia azio Laritirata Ierioggidomani...liberidisognare ampania alabria Ayelet Bargur, 2008,49’ 2008, Il mioultimogiornodiguerra Don’t worry Asade Il coloredeltempo Granosangue Meachorei Hacavanot (BehindtheIntentions) At ratzit laasotseret? (You wanted tomakeafilm?) Running withMum The Day afterPeace Maria, 24hrpeacepicket If notnow, when? Life Lahore Sky inDecember Forme R directed by SamsonJokkeem, 2008,21’ omagna

8’ directed by DanieleBaldoni, 2008,20’ directedby Sanjay Puran SinghChauhan,2008,134’ directed by Stefano Weintraub, 2008,25’ directed by Elisabetta Bernardini,2008, 18’ directedby Giacomo directed by directedby Hirishi directed by directedby MartinGreaves, 2007,53’ directed by directedby Jeremy Gilley, 2008,82’ Alberto Gatto,2007,5’ directed by Parviz Jahed, 2009,25’ Viali, 2007,13’ Akash Lockmun andNileshBell- directed by Matteo Alberto Gatto,2008,7’ Agnetti, 2009,6’ directedby Toda, 2007,83’ directedby Federico Tondini, directed

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directed by MessinaEmilio,2009,18’ Vengo dallaLuna directed by directedby Paolo Geremei,2009,16’ directed by directed by Luis Fernandez Reneo,2009,13’ directed by PierluigiFerrandini, 2008,9’ directedby SharonPhuah,2008,26’ directed directedby Nastia directedby directed by DanieleCascella,2005,13’ directedby PietroLuzzati,2008,21’ directed by IñakiIbisate,2008,58’ directedby Filip directed by SebianoChillemi,2009,6’ Alex Lora Cercos, 2009,11’ directedby EmanueleMichetti, 2009,13’ directed by Sergey directedby Francesco Paolo

by directed by MariaRenna,2008,12’ Srdjan Knežević directedby SergioPietra Caprina,2008,

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Alessandro Negrini, 2009,60’ (Four Chapters) directedby NeilHollander, 2009,90’inco- directedby Dawn directedby Jared Katsiane,2009,10’ directed by Joel Marsden,2008,78’ directedby SusanLuciani, 2009,83’ Thomas &Joel Moser, (storiadiDawn Avi Naiman,2008,28’ directedby Pei-Shih Valenca, Sandra directed by SumanMukhopadhyay, Westlake, 2003,7’ directed by Markus Valenca, 2009,25’ Tu, 2008,4’

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VOICE OF VOICELESS arts. • Experimental, 08:00min,color 2006 TO DIEIS TO LIVE(newversion) 2008 • Experimental Documentary, 20:30min,color 2009 VOICE OF THE VOICELESS 2008 EDUCATION Born –1986, • 2007 • selection. 2003 ematography. RUSSIA 2007 tute ofCinemaand pean ternational Greece, 2007 • Texas, 2007 Houston • festival. New • Market. Germany, 2007 • Texas, 2006 One Prize Roy 8th David Sarkissian Atlanta Oberhausen Remi Cyprus Independent - - annual - W. of – Graduated 11th 2009 Finished Winner International the Outstanding DEAN Atlanta, GE,USA,2007 Underground International Film 6 Annual York, 2007 Yerevan, Woodstock best Fim Festival FILM F “Mtnshagh” – B ilmography Film from experimental iography Theatre. 40 Festival Forum Experimental Film ARMENIA GRANT th

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QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE • Bradford Film Festival. UK, 2007 • Miami Underground Film Festival. USA, 2007 • Ismailia International Film Festival. Egypt, 2006 • Caravane Film Festival. France, 2006 • Cookies In The Mill Film and Video Festival. UK, 2006 • Etiuda & Anima International Film festival. Poland, 2006 • Videolab Public Relations. Portugal, 2006 • De Cinema Do Funchal. Maderia, Portugal, 2006

2005 TO DIE IS TO LIVE (old version) Experimental, 13:35 min, color • The Best Student Work – International Youth Film Festival “It’s Me”. Armenia, 2005 • International Media Art Festival. Armenia, 2005 • Baltic International Youth Film Festival. Bulgaria, 2005

Synopsis of film First of all (and most importantly) this film is our life. It comes from our hearts … we live it, we breathe it, we put all our emotions and energy into it.

The film idea was born four years ago when I (Ovsanna Hovsepyan) and director, David Sarkissian, realized that we live by taking the lives of other creatures. We became vegetarians. At that time, I was 21 and David was 19 years old. We became animal protection activists in Armenia because we felt guilty for using the lives of so many animals over the course of our lives by eating, wearing and using them for different purposes. We were suffering from our sense of guilt. Our greatest desire was to exculpate our guilt by helping animals as much as we could.

Being filmmakers, we knew that film was the perfect way for us to help animals. We decided to shoot a film expressing our feelings and emotions, showing the world what we see and what is in our hearts.

We spent more that two years thinking about the film and researching films that had a similar topic. We considered potential heroes for the film, the scenes, the style, etc. We didn’t want our film to be like other, related films. We wanted to do something new.

We wanted our film to be not just about animals. We wanted the ani- We wanted to create a very intimate film, not just about the animals, the about just not film, intimate very a create to wanted We hands, theyweresodifferent,unrecognizablydifferent. individual who had its own life. In the mountains, far away from human an was animal single every that deeply understood we shooting, during we before mountains the in animals the see, with time spending While film. this to made used we what was That evolution. human for ucts prod manufactured goods, as considered are Theyanimals. interesting wild than less and ordinary more seem they eons, for beings human with lived having because, heroes film our as animals farm chose We their individuality, andthatwas what wereallywanted toshow. mals themselves to be the actors. We were impressed by animal auras, Songwriter/Musician: Photography Director: Screenwriter: Storywriter: Director CREDITS Original Language: Original Format: Running Time: Year ofProduction: Nationality ofFilm Production Company orProducer: TECHNICAL DETAILS our own. the film with a rhythm reflecting the heartbeat of all animals, including lar films, with a unique point of view and style of production. We edited For us it was very important that our film be different from other, simi not show by telling. of farm animals which were less noticed. We wanted to tell by showing, sights those show animals. to Wewantedof participation the with but : David Sarkissian Ovsanna Hovsepyan Ovsanna Hovsepyan 20’ Mini DV : English Armenia 2009

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QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE EIN KOFFER VOLL ERINNERUNG (A suitcase full of memories) Ulrike Ostermann 2008

Biography I * 15. May 1978 Steyr, Austria

1992 - 97 Secondary College for Cultural Ad- ministration, Steyr

1998 - 03 University of Applied Science Mul- tiMediaArt Salzburg and University of Applied Science Communication & Design Berlin

Since 2004 Self-employed Graphic Designer and Filmmaker in Vienna

Since 2007 Chief Filmmaker at Centropa.org – Library of Rescued Memories

Filmography THIS ROOM (2003) • Festivals: Diagonale 03 (Graz, A), Kurzfilm- woche 03 (Regensburg, D), Int. Kurzfilmfesti- val 04 (Hamburg, D), • Exground Festival 04 (Wiesbaden, D), Close_ up no. 5 (Filmarchiv, A), Transmediale 04 (Ber- lin, D), European • Media Art Festival 04 (Osnabrück, D), Vid- eoex Experimental Film & Video Festival 04 (Zürich, CH), Belef 04 • (Belgrad, SRB), Int. Film Festival of Fine Arts 04 (Szolnok, HU) CURTEA DE ARGES (2007) • Festivals: Diagonale 07 (Graz, A), Crossing Europe 07 (Linz, A), Microwave 07 (Hong- kong, HK), Filmwinter 08 • (Stuttgart, D), Soundframe 08 (Wien, A), Women with Vision 2008 – Walker Art Center 1050 ULRIKE OSTERMANN(DI/FH) Curtea de This RoomLeoMovie HONORS ROSINEN Library ofRescued Memories P) • (Minneapolis, USA), Performed By: Music: Script Adaption: Director: CREDITS Screening Formats: Running Time: Year OfRelease: Language: Country ofProduction: Production Company orProducer: TECHNICAL DETAILS This filmispartofaseriescalled“Library ofRescuedMemories“. they hadwas throughletters –untilthiscorrespondencealsostopped... contact in only Vienna.The stay to forced however,were parents, Her Kindertransport. a on Regime Nazi the flee to able were that children Jewish many of one was Lilli Worldduring II. War family her of fate the Lilli tells about Tauber film the photos, personal old through Visualized com Mobile+43(0)6507500361 NUR KOFFER Curtas EIN Wien PiaPalme,

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QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE PACHAMAMA Toshifumi Matsushita 2008

Biography Born in Japan. After graduating from Doshisha University (Law), he worked at Shouchiku Kyoto Film Stu- dio as assistant director. In 1979, he went to the United States to study filmmaking at New York University. In 1981, he started off as a producer at Entel Communication, Inc., a Japanese television company based in NYC. In 1987, he founded Dolphin Productions to make documentaries and TV programs.

Filmography Director & producer of the following:

BIG CHIEF 20min. 1992 (Mardi Gras Indian story set in New Orleans) • Official screening at New Orleans Film Fes- tival • Special award at Tokyo Video Festival

CUBA AMOR 40min. 1995 (Music Video)

VOODOO KINGDOM 45min./15min. 1998 (Documentary about Voodoo in Republic of Benin, Africa) • Bronze award at Tokyo Video Festival • Best Documentary Production at Black In- ternational Cinema

Official screenings: • Ethno Film Festival learn who he is as a young man and a Quechua from their many experi months, exchanging of salt for other products of the Andes. He begins to salt strapped to their herd of llamas, they travel of blocks “The caravan. With first Salt his on Trail”father his for with several goes he spring, One ditional lifewithhisfamilynearUyuni,asaltlake. A spiritual docudrama set in Bolivia, where a 13-year-old boy lives a tra (First full-lengthfeaturefilm,shotonlocationinBolivia from2002-07) PACHAMAMA (104min.2008) • Parnu Int’lDocumentaryand Music: Photography Director: Screenwriter: Director: CREDITS Screening Formats: Running Time: Year: Master Format: Shooting Equipment: Shooting Format: Subtitles: Original Language: Country ofProduction: Producer: Production Company: TECHNICAL DETAILS of Gift Pachamama.”“The by means grandfather his what discovers he end, the By gether acrossthesaltlake. to bicycle a ride to dream: profound but simple a share they as hearts their in stirring a feel people. people younghis The two of place sacred a in festival a at girl beautiful a meets he close, its to comes trip the As ences andencounters. 2008 LuzumilaCarpio

Toshifum Matsushita English, Spanish,Japanese

Toshifumi Matsushita Toshifum Matsushita 104 min. HD (D5) Super 16mm Quechua (someSpanish& Beta SP*200935mm Arifex SR Dolphin Productions Gustavo Soto Bolivia, Japan S ynopsis Anthropology Film Festival 102 min,2009(newversion)

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QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE CLOUD NINE - Cleansing the world Of Cluster bombs Børrea Schau-Larsen 2009

Biography Børrea Schau-Larsen became interested in documentary film and digital storytelling during her MSc in Politics and Communications at London School of Economics. She is fasci- nated with how documentary films communicate complex, social issues in creative and inspiring ways. Cloud Nine is Børrea’s first film as a director.

Synopsis of film Since World War II, cluster munitions have affected the lives of more than 400 million people worldwide. 90 % of victims are civilians, 2/3 are children. In December 2008 The Conven- tion on Cluster Munitions was signed in Oslo, Norway to set a new standard of international humanitarian law to protect civilians in conflict. But how effective will this treaty be when the major military powers refuse to sign and when financial institutions keep pouring money into the production of these weapons?

Steve Ballinger and his wife, Cassandra Mcko- wen, co-founded Cleared Ground Demining in 2005 with the intention of making a difference in the world of mines action. Leaving careers in the British military and investment banking, they decided to go to countries that other organizations may not be prepared to go to, such as Guinea Bissau.

This film raises important questions related to the use of indiscriminate weapons and brings to our attention to long-term ramifications for Original Language: Original Format: Running Time: Year ofProduction: Nationality ofFilm Production Company orProducer: TECHNICAL DETAILS treaty isgoingtobeontheground? the land of unexploded ordnance? How effective do they think the new clearing lives their spend to motivatesthem What fore: the to deminers ofhumanitarian experiences the puts film The communities. affected Songwriter/Musician: Photography Director: Screenwriter: Storywriter: Director CREDITS : Børrea Schau-Larsen Ramz Media Ramz Media 28’ HD, PAL : English, Creole,Norwegian Canadian-Norwegian 2009

Benjamin Shemie Astrid Schau-Larsen Ramz Media,BørreaSchau-Larsen

QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE MEMORIES OF A GENERATION Aaron Floresco 2009

Biography Aaron Floresco was born and raised in Win- nipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He studied film at the University of Manitoba, and has been trained by experienced filmmakers from across Canada. Filmmaking has taken him around the world. Today, as an award winning filmmaker, he owns and operates his film and television production company, Past Perfect Productions, continuing to create documentaries and fiction films that explore- humanity on many levels.

Filmography Memories of a Generation – feature documentary, 78 minutes (2009) Revenge of the Hunted – short film, 13 minutes (2008) Out on the Street – documentary, 45 minutes (2007) If Day: The Nazi Invasion of Winnipeg – documentary, 22 minutes (2006) The Key – short film, 12 minutes (2004)

Synopsis of film Imagine you have been imprisoned, subjected to torture, released and forced to leave your homeland as a refugee, imprisoned again, released again, and once more captured and sentenced to death. This was the reality for Ali Saeed, an Ethiopian imprisoned in his homeland and in Somalia for trying to spread freedom of speech and freedom of the mind. Ali and many other Ethiopians with similar experiences were able to escape to countries such as Director CREDITS Original Language: Original Format: Running Time: Year ofProduction: Nationality ofFilm Production Company orProducer: TECHNICAL DETAILS history known as the “Red Terror”. Canada, and they are now ready to speak about the period in Ethiopia’s Songwriter/Musician: Photography Director: Screenwriter: Storywriter: : Aaron Floresco Aaron Floresco Aaron Floresco 78’ HD : Amharic andEnglish Canadian 2009

Aaron Floresco Aaron Floresco Past Perfect Productions Inc.

QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE SETTLED Zuolong Shan 2009

Biography Shan Zuolong was born in 1988 is currently, now a junior student of Zhejiang University of Technology, China. Filmography 2008 Documentary film: Hongqiao Alley: • The 31st Tokyo Video Festival, international selected work award prize; • Selected for the official competition of the 6th Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival, China.

2009 Documentary film: Settled.

Synopsis of film Zheng Jingkang is 83 years old and single, without children. This film has two parts, one that records the narration of his first half life full of quirky twists and the other that describes his lonely life in QingEn residential care home.

Zheng Jingkang was born into a millionaire family and often pursued horse-race gambling and dance clubs. Basically, he lived a comfortable life when he was young. But since the 1950s, successive political movements and unwar- ranted charge turned him into a counter-revo- lutionist and he was sent to prison twice for several decades. At old age, he lived in a residential care home in Shuangling Town. Since he is bad-tempered, he insists on living alone in locked up in his room. He tells of his past entertainments and prison life at leisure while sitting on the bed. Original Language: Original Format: Running Time: Year ofProduction: Country Production Company orProducer: TECHNICAL DETAILS grey, Regretwillbetoolate”. a lifelong regret, “Do not let it slip away; When a young man’s head turns He sings “The Rive All Red” loudly, with the haunting line that gives him funeral affairs. his of care take to his of friend a asked has he that us tells he end the At Songwriter/Musician: Photography Director: Screenwriter: Storywriter: Director CREDITS : : China Shan Zuolong Shan Zuolong Shan Zuolong 29’ 47” DVCAM Chinese 2009

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QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE RULETA DE LA VIDA (Life’s Roulette) Collective Direction by the Empanada Rellena Collective 2009

Biography Collective Direction by the Empanada Rellena Collective: Ex Child soldiers from Colombia.

Synopsis of film Ruleta de la Vida is the world’s first feature length, fictional film made by children who were once soldiers. Thousands of children have managed to escape the Colombian Civil War, many by fleeing the FARC, ELN, or paramili- taries to turn themselves into the police, others when the companies were demobilized. Fif- teen of these children came together to make a movie about their experiences, “so that people can understand that we are people of peace… and so that other children need not suffer as we did.”

With life in the urban underworld serving as a metaphor for battles in the jungle, these ex- child soldiers turned the stories of their lives into fiction, wrote the script, created the characters, and filmed the scenes. Only the editing was done by professionals.

The young filmmakers – a name they would prefer to “ex-child soldiers” – brought their life- stories together in three overlapping plots about life on the margins in Bogotá: 1) two friends who become enemies because of drug traffick- ing, 2) a brother and sister, abused by their father, seeking a new life on the street, and 3) a kidnapped drug dealer looking to make up for the errors he has made in his life. The stories cross in two places: a bar symbolizing the war Child soldiersfromColombia Running Time: Production year: Country Production: TECHNICAL DETAILS helped themleave war behind. men and women explain how making the film transformed their lives and The film concludes with the transition from fiction to reality, as the young characters, symbolizingthereconstructionoftheirlives throughart. the filmed by documentary a and screenwriters, and actors livedbythe Collective Photography Director: Screenwriter: Director CREDITS : : Colombia/Brazil/US Collective Shine Collective scriptby theEmpanadaRellenaCollective 67’ 2009 A Light Direction Collective by photography the Empanada by Rellena the Empanada Collective: Rellena Ex

QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE THE ITALIAN DOCTOR Esben Hansen 2007

Bio - Filmography Born on June 27th, 1978 in Middelfart, Den- mark.

Education October 2007 Master in Ethnography and Social Anthropol- ogy at Aarhus University, Denmark Sep. 2005 – July 2006 Audiovisual Communication at University of Valencia, Spain. May – October 2004 Selected for ”DOClab”: A 6 month documentary course at Aarhus Film Workshop.

Documentary films 2007 ”The Italian Doctor”. 28 minutes. Direction and camera. A documentary about the ICRC Orthopaedic Center in Kabul, Afghanistan. Supported by The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DANIDA), The Danish Section of the Red Cross, The Danish Film- and TV-worker Association (FAF) and Aarhus Film Workshop.

2006 “Kabul Beauty”.12. minutes. Co-direction and camera. A documentary about two Af- ghan women who start their own beauty par- lour in Kabul. Supported by DANIDA, FAF, and Aarhus Film Workshop. Winner of the “9th Film Festival in Sagunto 06”, Spain.

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QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE grandfather. Fatima is an old wrinkled grandma, who comes from the remote Bamiyan valley and seems to have lost all hope. In a warm and loving portrait, The Italian Doctor tells the story of this passionate Italian, and how he – and his Afghan staff of disabled workers – help the two landmine victims back on their feet.

TECHNICAL DETAILS Production Company or Producer: Esben Hansen Nationality of Film: Danish Year of Production: 2007 Running Time: 28’ Original Format: DVCAM Original Language: Farsi

CREDITS Director: Esben Hansen Storywriter: Esben Hansen Screenwriter: Jens Kjaer Jensen Photography Director: Jens Kjaer Jensen Songwriter/Musician: Farhad Daiya NURMOO –Huutolakeudelta(Shoutfromtheplain) proud television Sciences Ostrobothnia, Finland. Harri At Documentary: Harri J.RantalaProductions2007 Shortfilm: Nurmo-Filmi 2009 “ColoradoAvenue” He world inover 50festivals in20countries. His minen. parlamento” del parco nel the la – The Road of Mutala” and “The Sacrifice” Kinoproduction Oy 2006 mia donnanelparco delparlamento Music Harri J.RantalaProductions 2006 – Tuomela school`s century Shortfilm: duction Destination April” andJPSiili´s films Harri J.Rantala the has short music like J. of video: moment Rantala also 2009 in his films Daughters of Snow in Daughters ofSnow Nurmoo –Shoutfromtheplain productions the videos X roots worked M. A. Numminen, Sedena con la Kauniainen. and have Humak (born umln oln vuosisata koulun Tuomelan Rantala F in B ilmography “Sedena con la mia donna mia la con “Sedena Udr Surveillance” “Under iography “Ganes” , been the in Aku 1980) many University rural like studies screened Louhimies Rantala has . , for area feature “Mutalan raitil Claes directed M. cultural of around of is A. Southern “Tears film Olsson’s Applied a Num short man pro

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QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE Shortfilm: Suudelma – The Kiss Montaasi ry 2006

Shortfilm: Mutalan raitilla – The Road of Mutala Harri J. Rantala Productions, Voionmaan film school 2005

Music video: DestinationX, Under Surveillance Voionmaa film school 2005

Shortfilm: One Man´s War Harri J. Rantala Productions 2005

Shortfilm: Tour de Franz Voionmaa film school 2004

Documentary: Nuoria itsenäisessä suomessa – Young people from Finland Voionmaa film school 2004

Shortfilm: The Sacrifice Harri J. Rantala Productions 2004

Synopsis of film It is the last summer before the world is set ablaze in 1939. In a small village of Southern Ostrobotnia, called Nurmoo, a team is getting ready to challenge the nations of the world in a wrestling match.

Under the leadership of their captain, Erkki, the team withdraws from all its daily activities to the plains focusing solely on the sport by taking part in a special training camp program. The girls of the village follow the team and set their camp up on the opposite side of the river. Erkki experiences the love of his life with an anatomy student and city girl, Anna.

As fall sets in and dreams are broken, the world changes. There will be no wrestling match. A different type of fights is about to take place. The biggest fear of the villagers’ comes true and the men of the team have to leave to fight the enemy.

TECHNICAL DETAILS Production Company or Producer: Nurmo-Filmi Songwriter/Musician: Photography Director: Screenwriter: Storywriter: Director CREDITS Original Language: Original Format: Running Time: Year ofProduction: Country : : Finland Harri J.Rantala Harri J.Rantala Harri J.Rantala 29’ 50” Super 16mmfilm Finnish 2009

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QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE TENT CITY Nikoloz Bezhanishvili 2009

Biography 1981. Tbilisi, Georgia. Education: Georgian State University of Theatre and Film. Specialty – film director ( 2004)

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Synopsis of film Film is about persecuted people - Result of Rus- sian-Georgian war. They are witnesses of Russian aggression in Georgia and telling different stories: what has happened to themselves, talking about their condition after the war and their dependence to this conflict.

TECHNICAL DETAILS Production Company or Producer: Nikoloz Bezhanishvili Nationality of Film: Georgian Year of Production: 2009 Running Time: 21’ Original Format: DVCAM Original Language: Georgian

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QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE Berlin. In an interview I pose the question of how an intelligent young man can voluntarily submit to a brutal regime. This initial theme leads my investigation to current problems: How do we handle the past? Which importance does one’s personal memory play? How does memory work? How are memorial places treaded nowadays? And finally: Which role do images, film shots, cinema and art play in each predominant system?

TECHNICAL DETAILS Production Company or Producer: Rosa Lübbe Country: German Year of Production: 2009 Running Time: 18’ Original Format: Mini DV Original Language: German

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QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE “Vickerl“: Christmas-Special, Contribution to “Bonzai“ broadcasted on Salzburg TV “Arge Kultur“: Contribution to “Bonzai“ broadcasted on Salzburg TV “DeMundo“: Documentary developed during the second semester at the University of Applied Science Salzburg “Venus“: Contribution to “Subsurface“ about the erotic fair Venus in Ber- lin

2006 “Hip Hop in Luzern“: Contribution to “Subsurface“ broadcasted on Salzburg TV “Radio X-Stream“: Contribution to “Bonzai“ broadcasted on Salzburg TV “Sinai“: Opening Titles, Concept, Short Clips for Live-to-tape Studio- Broadcast developed during the third semester at the University of Ap- plied Science Salzburg “Backwards“: Short Film developed during the third semester at the Uni- versity of Applied Science Salzburg “Hoer:Geh:Schaut“: Interactive DVD developed during the fourth semester at the University of Applied Science Salzburg “Parkour“: Documentary developed during the first semester abroad at Solent University Southampton/England “Grenzmedial Visuals“: Visuals for Videos of Electronic band Grenzme- dial released on DVD complementing their first album

2007 “Porcupine“: Short film shot on 16mm developed during the second semester abroad at Solent University Southampton/England “Dom and Roland - U Do Voodoo“: Music video for Dom and Roland developed during the second semester abroad at Solent University South- ampton/England “Liebeshungrig“: Short film shot on HDV. Nominated for the audience award at the Trashfilmfestival Berlin 2008 “Perl or Pica – Traumsequenz“: Audio design/dubbing for animated sequence of the film “Perl or Pica“. For Amour Fou Filmproduktionen, Aus- tria “Das Blut der Templer“: Trailer to comic book of the same title. Created during internship with Alexander Gellner, Berlin “Volles Haus“: Composing of various animated sequences including opening sequence for the TV-series “Volles Haus“ broadcasted on Pro Sieben, during internship with Alexander Gellner, Berlin. The film copes with the attacks on the World Trade Center on September burg, Austria. studies of “Digital Television” at the University of Applied Sciences Salz my completing while medium” political “Animationa thesis as diploma my of part practical the as created Animation political a is Flag” “False http://www.vimeo.com/1964060 “False Flag“ 2008 Songwriter/Musician: Photography Director: Screenwriter: Storywriter: Director CREDITS Original Language: Running Time: Year ofProduction: Country Production Company orProducer: TECHNICAL DETAILS 11th andthepoliticalconsequencesthatfollowed. as Showreel online:http://www.schlaechter.com/clients/showreel.htm

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QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE STADTRUNDFAHRT NICHT FÜR SCHÜLER (Sightseeing Unsuitable for Students) Fumiko Matsuyama 2003

Biography Born in Yokohama/Japan. Studied Philosophy, Sociology (B.A.), Filmology (M.A.) and Art in Context (graduation) in Yokohama, Tokyo and Berlin. Works a freelancer for Film/Video-making and in Journalism.

Filmography “Miljacka I Buna” “Dinnerparty im Salon von Gertrude Stein” (Dinnerparty in the Salon of Gertrude Stein)

(Kamera & Schnitt / photography & editing) “Wohin geht die Liebe?” (Where is the Love going?)(mit/with S.Yoon) “Die Seelengesandte” (mit/with S.Yoon) “Die vibrierende Halbinsel” (The Vibrating Peninsula) “Dissonanz” “Luft” (Kamera & Schnitt / photography & editing) “Fritz und Francois” “Ein Schimmer Blau” (A Bit Of Blue) (Kamera & Schnitt / photography & editing) “Color Performance” “Erlkönig” (The Erl-king) “Stadtrundfahrt nicht für Schüler” (Sightsee- ing Unsuitable For Students) “Abenteuer der Rumflasche” (Adventure Of The Rumbottle) “Izmir Impromptu” “Alltägliche Begebenheiten” (Everyday Oc- currences) “An Application As Self-portrait” Original Language:German& Running Time: Year ofProduction: Country Production Company orProducer: TECHNICAL DETAILS A “wrong”guidetoBerlinhistoryinseventy seconds. etc. “La Comandante” Songwriter/Musician: Photography Director: Screenwriter: Storywriter: Director CREDITS : : Germany Fumiko Matsuyama Fumiko Matsuyama Fumiko Matsuyama 2’ 74” (in Postproduction) 2003

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QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE WHY DO JAMAICANS RUN SO FAST? Miquel Galofré 2009

Bio-Filmography Miquel Galofré, 1970. Barcelona, Spain. Drawing on 20 years of experience as a cameraman, editor, and director in the Spanish television industry, he marks his debut in the world of documentary film making with “WHY DO JAMAICANS RUN SO FAST?”. In 2007 his first short-film (GUA!-PA!) was awarded the “Fotogramas” prize of the public. We may see some more of his earlier work on: http://www.youtube.com/user/mikegalloper

Synopsis of film Jamaica, August 2008. The island is at a standstill as people’s eyes are glued to television. Lead by the fastest man alive, Usain Bolt, Ja- maican athletes are winning the sprinting competitions at the Bejing Olympics. They break world records and challenge all logic. No world super-power can contest the victory of this small Caribbean nation. This is the story of the six gold medals that put Jamaica at the center-stage of every country’s world map.

“A story that reveals how music and athletics have become ways to escape from poverty and violence in Jamaica. This documentary allows us to get closer to the harsh reality that shapes these young athletes.” Songwriter/Musician: Screenwriter: Director CREDITS Original Language:German& Running Time: Year ofProduction: Country Production Company orProducer: TECHNICAL DETAILS : : Jamaica-Spain Miquel Galofré Laura Carulla 61’ 2009

Nice Time Inc. English García-Guereta (Nice Time)

QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE SKY IN DECEMBER Hirishi Toda 2007

Biography I was born in 1951, Fukui, Japan and I live in Kyoto now. I am running a psychiatric clinic and also I work as a nurse there. I saw a film for the first time when I was 5 years old with my father, after that, I have been interested in making films very much. After I left at technical high school, I have worked as a craftsman of precision instru- ments. However, I changed the course of my life and I started going to nursing college. I graduated from the Fukui Prefectural Nurs- ing College when I was 24 years old and have been working at a psychiatric hospital. I have been making films since I was 15 years old (1966) until now.

Biography “Shunsetsu” (Snow in Spring) 77 mins, feature film, 2003, Fukui, Japan “Sakura no Kage” (Shadow of Cherry blossom) 65 mins, feature film, 2006, Japan & France “Kugatsu no Kioku” (Memory of September) 83 mins, feature film, 2007, Japan “Haru no Kouen” (Spring in a Park) 80 mins, feature film, 2007, Japan “Jyunigatsu no Sora” (Sky in December) 83 mins, feature film, 2007, Japan “Hariko no Tora” (paper tiger) 84 mins, feature film, 2008, Japan “Natsu no Utage” (Summer Trip) 72 mins, feature film, 2008, Japan “East World” Masato Hanazawa 39 mins,featurefilm,2009,Japan loan shark. At the end of each visit, “Zenko” gives them his amulet, wish “Yabuta,”a named as punk engaged young is sweethearted who a and love in couples girl, loving camera strange, a are customers memorable while a in advice. Once his Some or things finding help for ask to stall his at stop people made. has he amulets the by protected that is - everyone dream one only has He fortune-teller. street old, an is “Zenko” teller. fortune- old youngan a and searchesof punk life help his the with it for We all need good fortunes sometimes. A Japanese man who lost track of Songwriter/Musician: Photography Director: Screenwriter: Storywriter: Director CREDITS Original Language: Original Format: Running Time: Year ofProduction: Country Producer: or Company Production TECHNICAL DETAILS you feel..... I cannot describe my works with words because I believe that it’s all about how Please watch andfeelsomethingfrommy film. Director’s statement Zenko’s helpinfindingsomethingprecious… “Yabuta” and to solve “Zenko” his of financial woes. aid Now the he comesfinds hereand again toseeks ask for He wife. his of by loss devastated recent the is life whose man old an “Nagaoka” comes there And ing themgoodluck. : : Japan Hiroshi Katsuhiro Hiroshi 83’ Beta-SP (PAL or NTSC) Toda Japanese 2007

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QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE LAHORE Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan 2008

Biography A former Kick-Boxer, Sanjay derives his discipline from these combat techniques. Having learnt cinema from scratch and with the intention of making films that celebrate humanity, Sanjay understands the grey shades of human psyche and what makes people think and con- template rather delicate issues. He explores the human relationships transcending religion, caste, creed, geography and for that matter any limitation. Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan presents his debut feature film Lahore.

Synopsis of film Lahore is a statement on the impact of sports and sportsmanship on the lives of people, and is an even deeper analysis of real winning and losing. The film has the backdrop of a violent sport and tries to put across the message of human fraternity and sporting spirit amongst the two nations constantly at war: India and Paki- stan. It’s the story of two brothers entering a kick boxing contest.

TECHNICAL DETAILS Production Company or Producer: SAI OM FILMS PVT LTD Country: India Year of Production: 2008 Running Time: 134’ Original Format: 35 mm Original Language: Hindi

CREDITS Director: Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan Songwriter/Musician: M.M. Kreem crystalizing For I amSam.J.Chaitanya (Samson.J) I India’s leadingactor For Film aboutBuddhistmonuments SANCHI Video-30 mins-6films 3. For Indian TRADITIONAL MUSIC OFINDIA Video-30 mins. 2. For SERPOrganization. WOMEN EMPOWERMENT ININDIA 1. sociated ture came I ture Films. grammes which reach outtothemasses. taining and exposure The top directorsofthemostcreative Indianfilms. had have LIFE (Praanam) Samson Jokkeem over climax films state the Co-director a to 2008 two special privilege with titled in government-sponsored the Archeological DepartmentofIndia of them making decades field my the “ Khaaki interest both Tourism Department B B for career of of creation iography iography Amithab Bachan. films initially Social the I for ” have and in occurred most for Television making Issues. of been working “ the Insane successful concepts welfare World actively when I films had ” and with starring Bank great I Fea pro per and fea be the as ------

QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE Video-30 mins.- 2 films

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Synopsis of film The film is set in the wake of the terrorist attacks on Indian soil, to take up a micro-study of the problem. Set in the thick jungles of Indian terrain, the film is about a dissident woman activist from the Naxalite – a terrorist outfit with vague ideas of socialism – Group, who is watched by Ramu, after being recognized as covert. The film emphasizes the value of human life, and that terrorism has been taking lives indiscriminately and consistently. The woman terrorist having realized the vanity of living the life of a terrorist is under surveillance of another member, while Guru their immediate boss is trying to exploit her sexually. When he sees both Ramu and the woman in the jungles he suspects something amiss between the two, and tries to kill Ramu, while at this point, the woman comes to his rescue by offering to succumbing to his carnal desires.

The human in the animal is woken up by her gesture, and he sets free both Ramu and the woman, thus realizing the importance of life. He could have easily killed Ramu and even have sexually exploited her – but her offer awakens the human being in him.

Basically, the film tries to examine through this micro-level story, the value of life, which terrorism has been taking away – whether religion, caste, creed, or beliefs - a better tomorrow for the groups. The film tries to pass on the message that they have consistently failed to gain love through acts of violence, and only by eschewing violence that love and human dignity is manifested.

TECHNICAL DETAILS Production Company or Producer: Sam. J. Chaitanya Country: India Year of Production: 2008 Running Time: 22’ Songwriter/Musician: Photography Director: Screenwriter: Storywriter: Director CREDITS Original Language: Original Format: : Sam. J.Chaitanya Sam. J.Chaitanya Sam. J.Chaitanya, Guruprakash HD Telugu (EST)

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QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE IF NOT NOW, WHEN? Akash Lockmun and Nilesh Bell-Gorsia 2009

Biography Together:

Nilesh Bell-Gorsia and Akash Lockmun form the award-winning writing | directing partner- ship behind Paper Mannequin

Between the two, they have sprung screenings in numerous short film festivals worldwide as well as put hand to commercial Television and Photographic work.

NILESH BELL-GORSIA is a young filmmaker/screenwriter from London and is of White British and Asian descent. He is in every way a hardworking perfectionist; his films often made for little or no money but being of a high technical standard. As a Director/Writer he is passionate about bringing debate to the screen and is keen to uncover and highlight the dark- er side to humanity. As a critic and analyser of society, his films are often considered provoking, intelligent and sometimes controversial. Although he is relatively young, he displays all the maturity, talent and ambition of someone that has been in the industry for many years.

AKASH LOCKMUN is a multi-talented creative artist in his twenties based in London, UK. The ability to actualise conception and musings through to the fruition of truly unique and breathtaking media is only one of his skills. With an extensive background in media, which range from independent films to commercial television, this has given him the ability to deliver creative products to multiple platforms to escapetheunstoppableurbanviolence. him allow will talent footballer.and professional ambition a His coming be of dreams thousands, like who, kids those of one another is Daniel Songwriter/Musician: Photography Director: Screenwriter: Storywriter: Director CREDITS Original Language: Original Format: Running Time: Year ofProduction: Country Production Company orProducer: TECHNICAL DETAILS teenage inhabitants. its of many for life urban of truth damning Now,the highlights When?” Not “If crime. knife of impact and truth shocking the exposes film The turn. Saturday,veryordinary a On verytragicand sudden a takes journey his peers. his and Daniel between interactions everyday the by portrayed is which culture, youth of perspective ethnic current a depicts film The ing SIGN. carries executed strict andpressuredbriefs. and His a : UK : thought Akash Lockmun &NileshBell-Gorsia strong with which views Nilesh Bell-Gorsia Nilesh Bell-Gorsia 10’ professionalism HD message. include; and provoking English 2009

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QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE MARIA, 24HR PEACE PICKET Parviz Jahed 2009

Biography This Iranian filmmaker and film critic was born in 1960 and received a BA in Dramatic Literature from the University of Tehran and a MA in Cin- ema Studies from the University of Art (Tehran).

Jahed has been doing his PhD on the New Wave Iranian Cinema at the University of Westminster in London.

He has written on cinema and art since 1988 in Iran’s film and cultural magazines such as: Donya-ye Sokhan, Gozaresh Film, Faslname- ye Farabi (Farabi Film Quarterly), Ketabe Maah, Monthly Film, Kalemeh and Kelk.

He made a number of documentaries and short films while teaching film at Iran’s universities and film schools.

His latest short film, Day-break (Rooz Bar Mi- aayad), and Ta’zieh is another narration of his long documentary on a traditional ritual performance in Iran, which have been screened in various film festivals, art galleries, universities and broadcasted on television both inside and outside of Iran.

He has also published some books on cinema and theatre. His recently published book is an in-depth interview with Ebrahim Golestan, a prominent Iranian filmmaker and writer and one of the forerunners of the Iranian New Wave cinema who lives in the UK in exile.

Jahed is currently working with Radio Zamaneh in the Netherlands and the BBC Persian Radio/ website as a freelance journalist and broadcaster. and carried on her campaign against the war and the invasion of Iraq of invasion the and war the against campaign her on carried and She was arrested by the police several times but she never got exhausted and Iranians. faiths and ethnicities : Muslims, Jews, Christians, Arabs, Africans, manyAfghans of campaigners peace the of all with relationship good a has She peace andjusticeintheMiddleEast. for protesting Street Downing 10 No. to petitions daily liveredover400 de personally has she then, Since activities. daily their from peace’ for Maria set up the Peace Strike in 2007 which urged people to go on ‘strike She isabrave woman andagreatanti-war campaigner. Picket whose heartpullsforpeaceandhumanity. Peacehour 24 a and woman British middle-aged a is Gallastegui Maria Photography Director: Screenwriter: Storywriter: Director CREDITS Original Language: Original Format: Running Time: Year ofProduction: Country Production Company orProducer: TECHNICAL DETAILS and startingahungerstrikeinsolidaritywiththepeople ofGaza. ers, organising peace protests, preparing anti-war petitions for signing up site in Parliament Square, talking to people, contacting peace campaign her motivations and plans, showing her standing next to Brian Haw at his The film shows Maria in different locations and situations, speaking about humanity. and love peace, for fighting is who woman strong a of profile a is This war activities. anti- and thoughts her and Maria on focused is film documentary This the peopleofGaza. on assault military escalating the against protest to and Gaza of people Maria started a hunger strike on 12th January 2009 in solidarity with the and Afghanistan andsanctionpossible militaryattack onIran. : UK : Parviz Jahed Parviz Jahed Parviz Jahed 25’ DigitalHD English 2009 Arash Najafi S ynopsis News Ashtiani

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QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE THE DAY AFTER PEACE Jeremy Gilley 2008

Biography Jeremy Gilley is an actor who became an award winning filmmaker and in the late 1990’s became pre-occupied with questions about the nature of humanity and the issues of peace. Jeremy decided to explore these questions through the medium of film and his acclaimed new documentary, The Day After Peace, follows his 10-year journey to establish a day of peace.

In 1999, Jeremy founded Peace One Day, a non-profit organisation, and in 2001 Peace One Day’s efforts were rewarded when the member states of the United Nations unanimously adopted the first-ever day of global ceasefire and non-violence on 21 September annually – Peace Day.

As a direct outcome of Peace One Day’s campaign efforts in 2007/8, parties in Afghanistan recognized Peace Day resulting in UNICEF, W.H.O, UNAMA and others vaccinating 3.2 million Afghanistan children against polio. In 2007 over 100 million people in 192 countries were engaged in Peace Day activities and in 14 of those countries, efforts were targeted towards providing life-saving activities and medical services on the Day.

Synopsis of film The Day After Peace follows the remarkable 10-year journey of award-winning filmmaker Jeremy Gilley to establish an annual Peace Day on 21 September. The camera follows Gilley as right? on Peace Day. Will peace prevail? Will lives be saved? Or polio were against the vaccinationmassive cynics a spearhead to attempting ghanistan, Thefilm’s joined Gilley by finds conclusion Jude in breathtaking Law Af Buthe straits. can’tfinancial letitfail. dire is in Day, One Peace organisation, profit fire. The voices of the cynics are growing louder – and now Gilley’s non- Day,isn’tstruggle over.the there’syearspass, cease the single As a not Peace adopt unanimously UN the of states member the after even But ceasefire andnon-violence. of day official an recognise to world the of countries the galvanises he Songwriter/Musician: Photography Director: Screenwriter: Storywriter: Director CREDITS Original Language: Running Time: Year ofProduction: Country Production Company orProducer: TECHNICAL DETAILS and theperseverance ofhumanspirit. The Day After Peace is a moving testament to the power of an individual : UK : Jeremy Gilley Jeremy Gilley Jeremy Gilley 82’ English 2008

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QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE RUNNING WITH MUM Martin Greaves 2007

Biography Martin Greaves was born in London in 1959. After completing a degree in Computers and Cybernetics, he worked in 1981-2 for the then new Channel 4 on the youth programme Whatever You Want, researching half a dozen 20 minute documentaries and associated studio pieces.

He then went on to gain “The Knowledge” for a London Cabbie’s Licence, using that to finance his time at The National Film & TV School. There he produced various shorts including a very successful animated film The Web.

Following the aforementioned film, he set up a London-based animation company “3 Peach Animation” through which he produced over a 100 animated commercials and sequences for clients around the world.

Since closing 3 Peach in 1997, he has written two novels, which, though represented by PFD, remained unpublished. He also produced a short animated film How Mermaids Breed (2002) through Seedfold Films for the Film Council and has been working with Mer- chant Ivory.

Running with Mum is his first directed film.

Synopsis of film The filmmaker grew up in London, but was never comfortable with the anti-German war games. She tells her son for the first time about the horror the civilians experi civilians the horror the about time first the for son her tells She childhood German her home. revisit to agreed Mum bombings, Darmstadt the of 62nd New Yorkthe the and of anniversaryattacks 5th the on So 200 that date planes hadcometokillher.same the was this out turned it and – 9/11 came Then She would never tellhimwhat hadhappened. lated legs. Mum’smuti German horribly his about wondered he Perhapsbecause Songwriter/Musician: Photography Director: Screenwriter: Storywriter: Director CREDITS Original Language: Original Format: Running Time: Year ofProduction: Country Production Company orProducer: TECHNICAL DETAILS The filmisalsoajourneyintherelationshipbetweenmotherand son. time doestoacityanditsdevastated citizens. She reflects on fear, on pain, on forgiveness, and on what the passage of the aftermath ofinfectionsandascatteredfamilytryingtorebuilditself. medicine, of lack the bombs, phosphor of pain the expresses She pointlessness ofsuch anattack. her fellow townsfolk burned to death. They talk about the reality and the As mother and son walk along the route that she fled to safety, 12,000 of enced inanightofdeliberately createdfirestorms. : UK : MartinGreaves Martin Greaves Martin Greaves 53’ HD Cam,DigiBeta English andGerman 2007

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QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE AT RATZIT LAASOT SERET? (You wanted to make a film?) Gali Weintraub 2007-08

Bio-filmography Gali Weintraub was born in Israel on August 28, 1978. She was born handicapped. Gali graduated from the Camera Obscura school of art, in the faculty of film. She focuses on working on projects with disabled people, making their dreams come true.

2003 Tzipor Gan Eden (5’) short documentary project 2004 Tmuna Mihaalbom (10’) short fiction project

The final project film “At ratzit laasot seret?” was supported by “Snunit” – a foundation for authorized young creators for radio and television and the Rabinowitz Art Foundation.

Synopsis of film Just as I began to look for a subject for my final film project, my nephew was born. I started to think about how I could raise a child with my disability and I began to take an interest in handicapped people that have raised children. I met Zehava Padnes, a polio victim , a mother of 2 children that would dream about dancing and Oren Braier, a young man that special- ized in folk dance since childhood, and had watched his father dance in a wheelchair. Zehava and Oren dreamed of putting on a unique, joint dance performance in which they would do the impossible. They suggested that I make a film about their dance performance. a film?” I decided to go to Haifa. With my heart pounding, I made it to it made I pounding, heart Haifa.my With to go to decided I film?” a my mother, who confronted me with the question: “You wanted to make with discussion and hesitation, much them.After with together film the watch and couple the meet to had I that realized I editing, the During Two years passed.Idecidedtogoback tothefilm. the premiereofperformancetheyhaddreamedabout. filming from me barring their in resulted approached,Zehava Oren and of performance main the of date the as tension, ficulties. mounting The by,went time my dif encountered couple dancing the with relationship mother, who also supported me, but sometimes interfered too much. As rehearsals their wasn’tIt performances. and to easy. wasI came bysupported byand friends my I enthusiasm. great with process the began I Photography Director: Screenwriter: Storywriter: Director CREDITS Original Language: Original Format: Running Time: 25 Year ofProduction: Country Production Company orProducer: TECHNICAL DETAILS Zehava’s door. What willhappennow? How willthefilmend? : Israel : Gali Gali Gali Weintraub Mini DV Weintraub ’ Weintraub Hebrew 2007-8 Various Gali Weintraub -

QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE MEACHOREI HACAVANOT (Behind the Intentions) Ayelet Bargur 2008

Biography Ayelet Bargur graduated in the Camera Obscura School of Art (1996) in the faculty of film, and holds an MA degree from Tel Aviv University (2008). In 1997 her thesis film A Good Place to Be was part of the official selection in the Short Film Competi- tion in the Cannes International Film Festival, and received several International prizes in Montpellier International Film Festival, Chicago and Mexico. Since then she has been directing Fiction and Doc- umentary films. Her documentaries and feature films have been presented in international film festivals around the world and have been granted with various awards. Ayelet Bargur’s documentary films: “At the End of the Day” (2000), “Children of the Night” (2001), ”A Letter to a Boy No Longer With Us” (2003) “ Day by Day” (2004), “Israeli in Berlin” (2004), “Intel Inside, Where?” (2005) reflect Israel from her personal point of view. Bargur’s short feature film As If Nothing Happened (2000) received first prize at the Jerusalem International Film Festival, and was nominated for the Israeli Academy Award for short films. The mixed genre film (Documentary and Fiction) ”The House on August Street“ (2007) based on her book “Ahawah Heisst Liebe” (published by DTV, Germany, 2006) won 2nd prize in the Haifa International Film Festival, The Grand Prix for Best Documentary by the European Prix Circom, and was nominated for best documentary film 2008 in the Israeli Academy Awards. She is currently working on two other feature screenplays; BORDERLINE, in collaboration with screenwriter Noa-Berman Herzberg supported by The Israeli Film Fund (participated in the MFCB workshop, Cannes Film Festival, 2007); Saving Mika, in collaboration with screenwriter Shlomit Lasky (received Development Grant from the Is- raeli Film Fund, 2008). (PCFF) decided to initiate a TV series which would convey the message of rec of a message whichinitiate conveythe wouldseries to TV decided (PCFF) Reconciliation and Peace Israeli-Palestinianfor FamiliesBereavedthe 2006, In · FlyingBroom · LondonInternationalDocumentaryFilm Festival (March 2009). Mumbai-India(January 2009). · 7IslandsInternationalFilm Festival, F Bargur Original Music: Editor: Cinematographer: Director MAIN CREDITS Language: Original Format: Running Time: 49 Year ofProduction: Country Producer: TECHNICAL DETAILS and realityintodrama. The two narratives intertwine to create one film where drama turns into reality TV series. Israeli-Palestinianongoing the to portrayed is drama that the the and in conflict due member family immediate an lost all havewho members PCFF the tween film documentary The the summerof2008. TV series Uri Barabash and the script-writer Ronit Weiss Berkowitz and the outcome is the Sharir,Chaim director producer the the approached PCFF the Theof members can-Americans intheUS. of Afri perception the whichchanged “Roots” the series from TV came drama Palestinians.the and for Israelis inspirationThe between peace and onciliation · · UnitedKingdomJewish Film Festival, London(Nov 2009). The School of

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QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE GRANOSANGUE Alberto Gatto 2007

Biography Born on May 29, 1985 in Siderno (RC), Alberto Gatto resides in the village of Gioiosa Jonica in the province of Reggio Calabria. He graduated from the Art School of Pythagoras Institute of Higher Education in 2003/4. In September 2009, he graduated at the National Academy of Cinematographic Art in Bologna, in directing and screenplay. He is currently pursuing a degree at LMS of the Sapienza University of Roma. He studied directing and acting for two years with Ugo De Vita at the Cinecittà Campus, the school directed by Maurizio Cos- tanzo.

Biography In 2005, he directed the short film “Il Tem- po Della Mela” and his first medium-length film titled “160° Centosessantagradi” between 2007 and 2008, in memory of his un- cle Rocco Gatto who was murdered by the ‘Ndrangheta in 1977. He wrote and directed the short films “Granosangue” with Massimo Dapporto and Ugo De Vita, and “Il Colore del Tempo” with Ulderico Pesce, Renato Scarpa and Nino Racco, sponsored by “Free association of names and numbers against mafias”.

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QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE IL COLORE DEL TEMPO Alberto Gatto 2008

Plays An actor in numerous theatrical performances, Gatto has repeatedly interpreted the character of Jesus in the theatrical piece, The Passion of the Christ. In 2007, he organized and interpreted the local theatre show “Parole di Terra” presented at the Valle di Roma Theatre, on the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of the sac- Dentro” smuggling ofhumanbeings-withacommonmatrix:ignorance. Lara Chiellino. Duration: Production year: Music: Photography: Screenplay by: Directed by: discuss stories. discuss and tell to desire renewed and undertaking civil the by marked story A In rifice ofRoccoGattoatthe“Gioiosa Cast: Country: Production: happened. everything con vital the whichuses it language, and places recoveryof the until in Realistic spaces those in not but time of ciple in Augustwhich‘78 prin shownthe shockingis of between out scenes, Moreover in 2008, we see the Restoration of the anti-Mafia murals made by thestrategies oftheoldMafiain1977. murdered Jonica Gioiosa of miller the Gatto, Rocco of sacrifice and life cinema tribution ofperformersandthemusicby Tetes DeBois. are sue creation 2008, violated, a different Ulderico Tetes DeBois and the of Italy after 7 ‘51sec an Bird Productionwww.birdproduction.it victims theatre, Alberto Gatto causing Matteo art the educational Within eight minutes, we see the important parts of the of parts important the see we minutes, eight Within Alberto Gatto Pesce, 2008 project exciting . can the Angiò the Renato thorny be entitled existential experience, show S of ynopsis various Scarpa, social “Grido “Parole

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QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE IERI OGGI DOMANI LIBERI DI SOGNARE Federico Curci 2008

Bio-filmography Federico Curci was born on September 1, 1976 in Avellino. In 2006, he initiates the Festival of Short Films Solofra Film Festival “La Manovella D’Oro” of which he is still the artistic director. In 2007, he took a directing course at the school Pigrecoemme di Napoli, and in the same year, he attended a film theory and criti- cism course in Avellino, organized by the Cen- tro Studi Cinematografici of Roma. In 2008, he collaborated with the Scuola Me- dia Francesco Guarini of Solofra to develop the short film “Puoi Essere Cosi” which speaks of the relationship between parents and children. In 2008, he participated in a diction, reading and pronunciation course in Solofra taught by Enzo Maragelo. At the moment, he is working on the documentary “Quel che resta del Tempo” which will be screened on April 17th during the “Sal- valarte” event which will be held in Solofra. He is proud to have directed several short films including; Incidente sul lavoro (2007) Puoi essere cosi (2008) Ieri Oggi Domani ... Liberi di Sognare (2008)

Synopsis of film A theme based on the Holocaust; the hand of a girl begins to write, recalling the horrors that Jews have experienced, while leaving space for her own dreams. Duration: Production year: Screenplay by: Directed by: Photography: Country: Production: Italy 8‘ Curci Federico Curci Federico Curci Federico Curci Federico 2008

QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE ASADE di Daniele Baldoni 2008

Bio-filmography Born in 1976, Daniele Baldoni has always had a passion for film; he left his career as an ac- countant / management activities at the age of 26 to devote himself permanently to the field of audiovisual production. He attended directing and production courses with important authors such as Guido Chiesa and Ambrogio Lo Giudice and performed work as an assistant director, inspector and assistant producer on the sets of feature and short films. Simultane- ously, he produced and directed works of his own or under commission, such as: music videos, commercials, documentaries and short films. Many of these (La passante, I giocattoli di Armando, HUMANS) were selected and awarded prizes in major national festivals. In 2006, he founded the Cultural Association MEDICINE - Assuefazione Culturale, in which, he continued the audiovisual production in the music industry and advertising / business and developed and managed short social films and documentaries with a great variety of cinematographic genres. He is currently working with Rai and Telethon for the making of a short film about genetic diseases. ASADE (2008), which was selected and awarded in national and international festivals, is his latest work. He has several work connections in Rome, the capital of Italy.

Synopsis of film Asade is a young girl of Iranian that goes to Italy in order to complete her studies. She is cheery and has an fervent fantasy that spreads all around her surroundings. The first thing she Duration: Production year: Screenplay by: Storyline by: Directed by: Music: Photography: Country: Production: oting aroundthelack ofunderstanding andtolerance. with the purpose of communicating between language and culture, piv country.journey It’sforeign a a in one’sorigins with living when enced experi difficulties the and veil the behind meaning real phor,the about meta cinematographic through integration and love of tale a is Asade the fakenessofmeaninglessandgaudy things. others, to dig under the thin wall of the appearances and where it reigns a wherecountry of foreign cultures the accepting of incapable are people in living of difficulties tremendous the experience to time a be soon will There dazzled. her leaves gradually who street, the on meets she guy humorous the as such extravagantpeople, and colours pastel with All of a sudden, her life seems to have transformed into a fairy tale, filled decides to do upon arrival in Italy is take off the veil that covers her head. Pericle Odierna Italy 20‘ Daniele Baldoni Daniele Baldoni Daniele Baldoni Giovanni Favia Daniele BaldoniandIreneCaselli 2008 - - -

QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE DON’T WORRY Giacomo Agnetti 2009

Biography Giacomo Agnetti was born in Parma in 1978 and moved to Milan in 2005 to begin his studies at the School of Cinema, Television and New Media. After starting to direct animated short films on his own, he founded the “magicmindcorporation”, a small production studio specialising in animation and documentaries, one year later. His first short, “Tramondo” (2007) was a success and received awards at a number of festivals.

Filmography 2005 - Cartapoema (animated short) 1’ Final Selection at Videominuto

2006 - I Vattienti di Nocera Terinese (ethnographic video) 30’ Final Selection at ETNOFILMfest

2006 - Anca inco (documentary) 60’

2007- Tramondo (animated short) 16’ Among the 5 best short for the David di Donatello Best short at the ParmaFilmFestival Best short at the CollecchioFilmFestival Best short at 13° the International Short Film Festival Best Photography at the FilmLabFestival Best Original soundtrack at the Verbicaro Film Festival

2007- iPod (short movie) 5’ Final Selection at VerbicaroFilmFestival 2009 - Music: Photography and Animation: Screenplay by: Directed by: Duration: Production year: 2008 - 2009 - OfficialSelectionMilanoFilm Festival CinemaBetweenScienceandFiction BestItalianShortatCORTOONS 2009 Country: Production: own his of bubble. outside live to able was he if human be to is it how about species. terrestrial many of mind the from conceived badly are dimensions large alike dimensions Small People’s Choice Award attheParmaFilmFestival Nomination Official Selection Official Selection Official Selection God (thanksfortheapple) Don’t Worry About Love Maluart Italy 6 ‘30“ Magicmindcorporation Giacomo Giacomo 2009 (animatedshort)4’30’’

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QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE IL MIO ULTIMO GIORNO DI GUERRA (My Last Day of War) Matteo Tondini 2009

Bio-filmography • Directs the “2008 SEASON REVIEW” for the Formula 1 team Toro Rosso. • As of today, (March 20 2009), the short film “Il mio ultimo giorno di guerra” was screened in 4 cinemas in Romagna, and within 32 days of the first national screening, the 17th of February, there were a total of 1200 paying spectators. • He directed his first short film regarding cycling road safety entitled “GLI OCCHI DELLA SICUREZZA” produced by the Italian Cycling Federation and CRER sponsored by the Min- istry of the Interior. National cycling coach Franco Ballerini sponsored the project. • He directed the short film “IL MIO ULTIMO GIORNO DI GUERRA” set in World War II, produced by Olly Film, Valentino Peduli, Tondini Production. • He directed the medium-length film “LA BEL- LA GIULIA” set in 1400, produced by Tondini Production. Photography: Luca Nervegna, Costumes: Steve Almerighi, Music and Screen- play: Marco Tondini. Cast: Giancarlo Cimatti, Matteo Fiori, Francesca Placuzzi. Released on DVD and screened in Emilia Romagna’s cinemas. • He founded the Tondini Production, house of cinematographic and television production, along with his father Marco, in Faenza. • He directed the backstage for the TV film: “MARCO PANTANI L’ORGOGLIO RITRO- VATO” directed by Claudio Bonivento. Pro- duced by Rai Cinema and Ballandi. • He directed the National SPOT Campaign for CRER (Emilia Romagna Regional Cycling • L’ACQUA” • Duration: Production year: Directed by: Format: drea Vasumi) is suddenly in contact with two German soldiers and two and soldiers German two with contact in drea suddenly Vasumi)is In a street on a hill, during the Second World War, a young peasant (An Music: Photography: Screenplay by: Storyline by: Country: Production: first andlastday of war. his lived he how nephew his tells Marescotti) (Ivano farmer same that and last ... life own savehis to tries farmer the moment that grass. After the young and man feels lost, but the arrival of an airplane pushes all men hiding in the fire, to conflict a from changes Everything Americans. Committee) • Hedirectedtheshortfilm ini, tional andlocal ner Guerra He He Alberto Gonelli. of directed Marco directed Marco (storywriter 1:85 panoramic REDONE Italy 19‘ produced incollaboration withtheartistMauro Olly Film-Tondini Production-Valentino Peduli and Marco Matteo Fabio Cianchetti andLucaNervegna Pantani, Tondini the Marco TV. the MERCATONE 2009 short of Tondini Tondini short “Amarcord”) Tondini sponsored film film S “IL SEGNALIBRO” “LA FAME E LA SETE” LA FAMEE “LA ynopsis UNO. Michele SMRRBE L USRO DEL- SUSSURRO IL “SEMBREREBBE the and

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QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE FORME Stefano Viali 2007

Biography Born in 1963. After receiving his secondary school diploma, at High School A. Avogadro High School in 1981, he came out as a director and actor in 1982 with the show “Omag- gio a Petrolini” (which has been selected by Italian critics among Italian new plays 81/82). As an Actor He studied drama and directing with Paolo Panelli and subsequently played as an actor in several of his productions (theatre and television productions). He created with Paolo Panelli the show called “Quarant’anni di scenette”. In 1985 he was one of the found- ers of the “Cooperativa Società per Attori”, a theatrical company which has taken place in Theatre “La Cometa” in Rome, and since then has produced and played many repertory comedies as follows: “Bedroom Farce”, “Con- fusions”, “Absurd Person Singular” by Alan Ayckbourne; “The Dining Room”, by A.R. Gurney Jr.; “Pasta” by Tom Griffin; “Beyond Therapy” by Christopher Durang “L’Atelier” by Jean Claude Grumberg; “Angels in Ameri- ca” by Tony Kushner; in 2003 he played Este- ban Trueba in “The House of Spirits” by Isabel Allende and and Yac’ov in “The Red Tent” by Anita Diamant. He appeared in several Television and Film productions, in both Italy and Germany as the main character. He also worked with French and Israeli directors such as Charles Tordjman, Michael Gurevitch, Daniel Horowitz, Mamadou Diou- me, Tapa Sudana, Hassan Kouyaté, for some international drama productions and during Carlentini professional President In for studentsinastatehighschool, the“GiulioCesare”inRome. has In2008,heshot Since “Mad Forest” siche Kreidekreis” He “Kvetch” “Omaggio a Petrolini” As aDirector stage performancesinItaly. verse Abilità” He As ateacher training actorsandtheatreimprovisation In Recognition atNastriD’argento Awards Ceremony 2007 technical andnarrative quality. for 2005 Ceremony Awards D’argento Nastri at Recognition Special and film short Italian best the for award 2005 Donatello di David of WinnerPanorama - 20th – Berlin FilmFestspiele Internationale 55° at (Wrestling pal nouncement posed In ters ofGrossman’s play. tre and (7’) pedagogy of from teenage areas. of reactions, 1998, new partnerships aim: put and “La experimental 1997-1998, by A enterprises together Comunità” actors, he the formative, The and “Forme” by 2006, 2004, which - and Match) participated worked directed Siracusa); (with constitution Steven between 1990, by CarylChurchill; European the has and who he the he was Artistic and by BertoltBrecht.

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QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE He directed the following for the Company “Diverse Abilità”: “Il Viaggio di Nessuno”, inspired by the Omero’s Odyssey - Stazione Ostiense of Rome, April 1999, Teatro Comunale - Pavia, March 2000. “Ha! Ta-Yoo”, inspired by “La Conférence des Oiseaux” by Farid Uttin Attar - Rome, Teatro Valle, 2000. “Mad Forest” by Caryl Churchill“ - Teatro ex Mattatoio Rome 2002. “Tre per un Topo” by Toti Scialoja. San Stephen’s School of Rome 2006.

Filmography “LOTTA LIBERA” (Wrestling Match) 35mm/scope/15’ (2004) The only Italian short film selected at 55° International Film Fest- spiele Berlin – 20th Panorama Winner of David di Donatello 2005 awards for the best Italian short film Special Recognition at Nastri D’argento Awards Ceremony for technical and narrative quality.

“THE HIDDEN GENDERCIDE” (Una Strage Misconosciuta) MiniDV/16:9 /colour /7’ (2006)

“FORME” (Shapes) 35mm/scope/colours/13’ (2007) Special recognition at Nastri D’argento 2007 Awards for its storyline. “UN’INFERMIERA DI NOME LAURA” (A nurse called Laura) DVCpro HD/colours/16:9/25’ (2008)

Synopsis of film “Forme” is based on a true story and deals with solitude. In other words, the solitude of a ten year old child that finds himself in a situation of extreme restriction. The child’s identity is only revealed at the end. “Forme” takes place in silence, in a dull and empty space that speaks with a loud voice. Light and darkness put gestures and feelings into the same painful frame, as darkness and anguish increase along with the tale. “Forme” shows the need of giving shape to our inner discomfort. Duration: Production year: Directed by: Format: Music: Photography: Screenplay by: Storyline by: Production: Country: Antonino Chiaramonte 35 mm Italy 13‘ Stefano

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QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE LA RITIRATA (Retreating) Elisabetta Bernardini 2008

Biography Elisabetta Bernardini started off her professional life as a photographer. Took her first steps into the movie world by working as an assistant director for short and feature films. Her works as a director have received recognition in festivals within Italy as well as abroad. Between 2003 and 2005, she interned with directors Abbas Kiarostami, Jane Campion and Fernando E. Solanas. With her short “Servizio Giardini”, she won special recognition at “Globo d’Oro 2003- 2004” Foreign Press Awards to Italian Cinema (Italian Golden Globe). Her short “Baiano” won 54 awards in movie festivals all over the world. With her last work “La Ritirata” (aka “Retreat- ing”) she won the Best Short Award at 38° Gif- foni International Film Festival Y-GEN section.

Filmography • 2008 short: “La Ritirata” - Format: 35mm • 2005 short: “Baiano” - Format: MiniDV • 2005 short: “Il Vero Amore” Format: MiniDV • 2004 short: “Indelebile” - Format: MiniDV • 2003 short: “Servizio Giardini” Format: MiniDV • 2002 short: “Lo Spaventapasseri” - Format: DVCAM • 2001 short: “Besame Mucho” - Format:Hi8

Synopsis of film Rosa is thirteen. Duration: Production year: Directed by: Format: But someone has been spying on her and she is forced to commit an commit extreme gesturetosave herlove. to forced is she and her on spying been has someone But His survival dependsonher. hours. few a only for even love, her with stay and reach to sun, scorching the underneath fields-everyday path the same racesthrough the Rosa along It isalove thatisbothspecialanddangerous. has toprotectatany cost, and sheistheonlyonetoknow aboutit. been left with Rosa has a great love that she has to take care of, that she havebrothers her and whomshe to grandparents, her especially about, knows everybody that and her gave mother her chore daily a has She At thetimeofstoryherparentsareaway. She hasayounger sister, Lucia,andayounger brother, Dumì. Music: Photography: Screenplay by: Storyline by: Country: Production: World War IIsurroundsthemandtherestofworld. And hehastodothesameinordernotcompromiseher. Massimiliano Faraci 35mm Italy 18‘ Elisabetta Bernardini&Fourlab S.r.l. CatiaChiavarini Elisabetta Bernardini Luca Coassin(A.I.C.) Catia Chiavarini, ElisabettaBernardini 2008

QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE UNA CIRCOSTANZA FORTUITA (BY CHANCE) Emanuele Michetti 2009

Biography A graduate of business administration with a diploma in film direction, he conducted a direction workshop at some elementary schools in Rome and made short films with children. Ten of them were selected for the 2008 and 2009 Senza Frontiere Without Borders Interna- tional Festival of Rome. “Il Muro del Silenzio” and “Oltre il Muro c’è” won the best school short film award at Frame Contest Festival and Cortiamo 2009 festival. He produced music videos. His first video (Un Giorno di Dicembre - Gianluca Sciortino) has played several times on RAI television and rotates on VideoItalia. He has taken part in over seventy documentaries and short films as an editor, assistant director and cameraman, including “La Rinas- cita del Parlamento” by Antonio Farisi, sponsored by the Presidency, with Neri Marcorè, and photography by Luca Coassin. As a director, he has created advertisements and trailers for video games, commercials, music videos and short films. His first work “E invisibile agli Occhi” (2005), an experiment in video art, made it to the Turin Film Festi- val 2005. “The Dreams Hoover” (L’aspirante, 2007) and “The Loss” (La Paura più Grande, 2008) were selected to compete for more than 60 national and international festivals and have won many awards. He made a video art documentary “House in Action”, and in February 2009, he released his third short film “By Chance” (Una Circostanza Fortuita) that won the best short film award at the Ecologico International Film Festival and Festival. won tional festivals withinaperiodof10months. on radio, • Festival; February2009 February 2007 aur 2008 January 2008 May October 2008 April 2007 2007 June December 2007 school children). Pino • Awards andRecognition: lected andscreenedat31nationalinternationalfestivals. • Awards andRecognition: vals (currently35). • •won anaward forBestOriginalFilm; tival (Section titions atnumerousnationalandinternationalfestivals (currently 17). • and SpikeLee tolandria InternationalFestival; screened Catalogue •Best (Eclectic MusicCrew),Short Fiction (Chianciano • Storti) Festival CinemaLibero diRoma; and releases). interview), Film Festival. 1st Sciortino It prize winner Best 3rd TV, music); Finalist Best in 1st was

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QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE June 2005 short film “È Invisibile agli Occhi” (Turin Film Festival 2005).

Synopsis of film In a prison where the alternative to detention is decided depending on the case, a man - surviving by his daily rituals - is preparing to confront a particular occasion. The story is meant to highlight, through various symbols and mechanisms embedded within any prison system. However, it also wants to implicate a cold reflection on human existence dominated by the inevitability of fate, where the line between good and evil ceases to exist.

Production: Altreproduzioni Country: Italy Production year: 2009 Duration: 13‘ Format: HDV Directed by: Emanuele Michetti Storyline by: Emanuele Michetti, Fabio di Cesidio Screenplay by: Emanuele Michetti Photography: Francesca Manzini Music: Jontom tion of Iraq and Afghanistan. rocks herself in a swing and looks at them. There it started, while a little girl, not so far from there, get to trying are nowhere.Fourmen of middle the in pump gasoline a of front in down right A 1961 Cadillac Cabriolée of 1961 has broken interpretation. metaphorical a have film’s elements the of All is ametaphorofwar. occupa American the of violence and surdity ab the evokes them between out breaks that violence reality,the desert. In a of middle the in stuck is that car a start to try who people of The film shows the surreal afternoon of a group Director’s notes red, somethingsuperisrequired. something motion: in car the set to point no is As Sollima andothers. Paolo Ora (2008) Italia ers, Rino As began towork. American thesis TV worked Paolo Geremei an ROSSA SUPER a film , Leone 2005), Ceronti, and Geremei director, on assistant and with 2009 ok n Mindy and Mork “Bonnie Enel Cinema Pompucci, a Patrice online video-clip ( h caatr ae representa are characters The , (2009). 2007), B graduated S director he io ynopsis - and filmography during directed Leconte, commercials the Andrea Clyde

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QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE tions of other things: the so-called innocent girl, wearing shoes with stars and stripes, that only cares to fill up gas; the Arab gas station attendant who wants to sell gas; the young Yankee fomented by the action; the peacekeeper forced to fearfully watch under his car’s hood; the wise man to whom someone “from home” makes it clear to him that it is better to leave. The characters are not actually repairing an engine, but they are making war: which is why the dead are taken for granted. It is not greasy, but it is bloody. When I explained to Blu (the young girl) the story I wanted to tell, say- ing she would eventually have to step on the boy’s face, she asked me puzzled: “Does that mean that I have to step over a dead body to fill up gas?”. The question of a ten-year-old child is the sense of Rossa Super. The style of the movie suits the story and actors: I wanted to create Rossa Super for the sole purpose of sending a message and not to have fun with the camera (which I obviously did anyways ...). It is true that there is a lot of movement but it is completely relevant to the story. Once the basic information was given to the actors, I was guided by their actions and then I moved as a consequence. I followed the same line while editing; why cut out a nice scene if it works? The “discrete” style of the film is all aimed at a precise moment: the last shot. Everything is at the end: the car that goes off, driven by an indiffer- ent child, the opera music becomes tragic, the piano-sequence idea and especially the idea of “our” names over the bodies of the dead boys.

Production: Paolo Geremei for Bandamiranda Country: Italy Production year: 2009 Duration: 16‘ Format: Super 16 mm Directed by: Paolo Geremei Storyline and Screenplay: Paolo Geremei Photography: Sofia Karakachoff Music: Riccardo Del Monaco EUROPE, A SUCCESSFULSTORY Francesco Paolo Altomonte, he Maria through course atN.U.C.T. (Nuova Università delCin school Fava, Daniele he Bessoni, Studios, at Francesco nusco campanacc): nomusicologia lucana,Sant’Antun,u purc eu nomusicology tellari, ematographic ent ema Rome, lei ary ni, Lanci, small in 2007. his di Pariante. opportunity and in degree, Roma Liceo History, of 1994, decided Andrea completed authors entire studies, Performing e Crema Angelo Liguori, village In Tarek S.N. della diploma Francesco where 2008 on Pettinari, film. Tor Scientifico where Simultaneously, Gianfranco these at childhood Paolo Zauli, Science May and to Vergata, (Milan) his Televisione) to Ben (Cremona). the a In of follow Frezza, Maurizio all of environment he meet two project high with Arts he filmmakers the 28, Altomonte age Abdallah, Bottaiano a Leonardo Joseph B of Fei, attended iography Tecnologico southern intense and May earned where his same an at and 2009, school Pannone, his in of Guido Stefano Università of emphasis Gennaro, After Pioltello primary Techniques 8, held dream: Lefevre 27, in to a year, he Adriano Cruciano, with he years, 2005 (Cremona). was his of diploma work such cinematographic a Italian 1986. earning inside Fiandra, was the film moved Ghiara, Enzo Galileo certificate he to born and a and (Milan) on he Giulio with he degli granted as Italian thesis tell moved Tagliavia, He zone of direction Cinecittà Science, enrolled in G. second Roberto his had Stefano Stefano in stories Beppe to Music differ Anna spent 2005 Gali Studi Here Lati high Cas Cer cin eth and (Et the the his to in ------

QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE documentary about a popular celebration in two small towns: San Mau- ro Forte and Tricarico.

Filmography EUROPE, A SUCCESSFUL STORY 2008 - miniDV – 63’ – Historical Documentary

SAINT ANTHONY, THE PORK AND THE COWBELL 2009 - HDV – postproduction – Ethnomusicologic Documentary

Synopsis of film Is the European Union convenient and to whom? Is it just an empty box or does it involve all of its citizens? Is it a real conquest or just made-up to hide the interests of a few people? It started in Paris on May 9th 1950 and was consolidated in Rome on March 25th 1957; this “Europe” seems to be unknown for many… The documentary, through the history, shows life in Europe to the public, a Europe made of open problems, achieved goals and ambitious projects to fulfill; the kind of Europe that was born after an afflicted past, marked by wars and dictatorships and grown thanks to profound values and brave choices. The result: peace, democracy, liberty, wealth, respect of human rights and solidarity among States - conquests of the European integration - has become a resource for all citizens. Giving voice to its people and to the important characters, the documentary reveals- even if surprisingly- the ideals of many people regarding the Europe of today and tomorrow, advising everyone to take a position.

Production: Altomonte Cinema - Francesco Paolo Altomonte Country: Italy Production year: 2008 Duration: 63‘ Directed by: Francesco Paolo Altomonte Storyline and Screenplay: Stefano Pagazzi Photography: Nicolò Cappuccilli Music: Kevin MacLeod TODAY A SPECIALDAY h dfiut iuto i wih hy grewup they in which situation difficult the demonstrate to houses their of doors the open ing their region. Nancy, Stella and Michael also affect war the of story the tell to performance theatrical a stage Uganda, Northern Gulu, of 20 to 15 years of age, from refugee camps in the district between girls, and boys Eighteen During video editingandshooting. Hebron, Uganda 31-year-old Bosnia. ditions He thing. tary ian national For panies in In migration herein This on June 26,1976. In develop someofhisown. and drawer”, travelling employee When Bedouin campstomakeshotsandinterviews. 2008, August Pietro Luzzati later territories, many \ once freelance reportage he of this 2008 and made during cooperation he the Turin. maids he in got within 2006, years, period, Pietro made the became is passion back videomaker a S more about on in which ynopsis desert documentary Turin. he advertising he B Senegal a Bedouin Luzzati iography he to documentary participated kept to a precisely to project developed he Italy,

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QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE and still live.

Production: Associazione Ombrenelmondo Country: Italy Production year: 2008 Duration: 21‘ Directed by: Pietro Luzzati Storyline by: Pietro Luzzati Screenplay by: Pietro Luzzati and Mirko Corradini Photography: Pietro Luzzati COMPITO INCLASSE Format: Duration: Production year: Country: Production: a hiddenhorror. drama,family a presented students the of One father.” them children your life: your in “Anperson selves: important the by chosen is theme The school curriculum. the following class, in task a perform her students makes teacher a class, elementary an In and “VERSO ROMA” “CHI ERAPIRIPICCHIO?” “BBOBBOLONE!” “COMPITO INCLASSE” Director ofthefollowing shortfilms: “LA CANARINA ASSASSINATA” Feature filmproducerforthefilm: He ago. Daniele ture film“LaCanarina He many others. Lizzani Daniele Cascella worked directed “Compito 2005 Benvenuto, 35 mm Italy Cascella 13 ‘30“ as Daniele Cascella the an in S ynopsis documentary 2005 short was B B classe” assistant 2002 iography iography Cappuccio, born Assassinata”

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QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE Directed by: Daniele Cascella Storyline and Screenplay by: Stefano Marcocci, DomenicoTomassetti, Daniele Cascella Photography: Luca Coassin Music: Bungaro & Aidan Zammit GEMELLI! VENGO DALLA LUNA twinned of Primary In national level. mâché of and Born Founding (Lecce). Internet tivals la sions and tional tano tituto a well performances of teaches and She Institute art, classrooms, of teachers, author social schools the scuola”) Serrano Memory luna” which the 2007, documentary graphics Maria Renna students, awards immigration has Theatre in in Comprensivo with and Twinning interplay Award Diocesan and the Lecce 2008 School between (www.vadoascuola.org). “Vivo Italian with which written the member is by and the Chirimba connected the exhibition. contact the aimed in and and upgrading it her the in linked as il result Carpignano B national official in language, “Nafamba organization has was io 1967, mondo” between the winner music numerous that fiction Choir Italian Chirimba Mozambique - own and filmography at “C. person, received Best possible II to of promoting have with School, concert this actress She the in Antonaci” of and initiative, collaboration of in “Gemelli! and Actress in the African Xikolwene” history, the sociology 2005 world Salentino was Otranto won the which II and children’s international of African countless to primary of of library, along and workshops in project the build Viola the of Caia prizes at cultural Also of the and of the she Vengo geography, the the declaimer orchestra. migration for objective with graduate of Martano teachers Interna and a schools (Sofala) di via was (“Vado theatre Papier- due school Words Italian the of prizes at occa water Mar dal and two fes en the the the for an Is to ------

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Biography 2008 Gemelli! Vengo dalla luna

2009 Divento di vento (videoclip)

Synopsis of film A strange character from a TV news broadcast on “YouTube” learns that the professor “Schiatta”, who is a distinguished scientist, has discovered “Sphighetto”; in other words, bad luck in the genes of dark pigment of the skin of the Mozambique children. It would be scientific proof that Italian children differ from those in Africa, also regarding their feelings and emotions. Horrified, the strange character, decides to investigate the truth, for himself. He connects via satellite with the white children and the black children to ask the same questions to which all children give the same answers. Games, joy, music, hopes, and dreams are the same, and the investigator, who turns out to be an alien suffering from mental colorblindness, will have big problems in distinguishing the two twin groups.

Production: Maria Renna Country: Italy Production year: 2008 Duration: 12‘ Director, screenplay and editing: Maria Renna Photography: Maria Renna and Alex Bottalico Music: Evan CC e Caparezza VIETATO FERMARSI(Don’t Stop) – (prod. November 2008 Carlo D’Ursi) Winner “Insolita” February 2008 Selected atGiffoniFilm Festival “La piccola guardia” April 2008 Played onRai2,Saturday 13December2008 “Accettàre” 11th Pierluigi “Lumière” November 2006 Played onRai2, Intelfilm) Remi” di sogno “Il Winner inover 50festivals from fermarsi” “Vietato January 2008 ema dazione track composer, screenplayer, director. November 2007 videoclip ofthe2008 Dionysia Film) Pierluigi Ferrandini with 1975, of 2008 Angel Film) Telethon) Ferrandini, different “Premio by

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April 2006 “Dolya – le donne del destino” – documentary – 51’ – (prod. Oz Film) Played on Rai1, Saturday 6 December 2008

March 2005 “Via dell’arte” – short film – 7’ – (prod. Oz Film) Winner in over 15 Festivalsl

Synopsis of film A young farmer wakes up every morning at 4:30 to hoe his land. But someday this young man will have to defend his own rights, just like his grandfather, who tried to do the same in the year 1948.

Director’s Notes This short film intends to tackle the Politics issue in the eyes of a young Italian worker. The story concludes with individual liberty hymn: we must start to defend our rights again and among these, the first and inalienable, labour rights. A hoot against stale and uninspired ideologies, such as old religions, that are now in- creasingly harmful.

Production: Carlo D’Ursi Country: Italy Production year: 2008 Duration: 9‘ Format: Super 16 mm Director, storyline and screenplay: Pierluigi Ferrandini Photography: David Suazez Music: Simone Martorana e P. Ferrandini clubs Scientifico Milan events. Including: Vj video Since Visual Art, Video Performing: Professional Experience Italian: Languages 2000/2001 Studies and Training Born inCataniaon16/05/1982 Emilio Messina Personal Information I etc. (CT) Attack), Not plex (Prague), Bazaar(Porto). gon. English. Excellent Performing ‘05 Razzmatazz Dub renowned Tour, English: and spokenItalian. even Kar, Messina Emilio opening, to Foundation, DELENDA Heineken 2001, festival, and in Mother I held mention, 2009 Andy Good made all “Ettore artists national Scientific Meeting, its driven performances (Barcelona), Terry MTV Cato command tongue: visual forms, Halloween Dorfmeister, such B the Icons command Majorana” iography Clubbing, by Richardson (Groove and Maturity performances music Levi’s under a as perfect Festival passion international of Bios Daddy for Night, of written scene Flower of Armada), Amon the Diesel 67/100 in foreign (Athens), (Athens), computer S.G. Gallery, both for pseudonym G Peter alongside for Tobin, La (Massive and film U Festival, - written Music music clubs: major Punta Asian Liceo TDK Live Du oral and Pan jar Dj - -

QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE Spinna, DJ Scratchy (The Clash), DJ Lord (Public Enemy), Darren Price (Underworld), Howie-B, Boost (Subsonica), and many others. I finally made a video track on the first Italian DVD of Vjing “Mixing Identities” and created the first Italian community of the visual art sector: www. vjingit.com.

Editing, Director: Knowledge in the field of visual art allowed me to grow up and build a passion for the adjacent fields and precursors to this form of art. So I learned and perfected on my own using a variety of multimedia tools and software for assembling, editing and 3d. Often accompanying the refinement with the help of books and guides for the study. I then started to work first as an officer, video editing, then as a director and screenwriter from 2005 at the advertising agency Kube, based in Catania. Dealing with the creation and management of more than 200 commercials over the years and acquiring knowledge and improving my skills as a creative professional in the world of video, and work. Recently, I directed, scripted, and self-produced two music videos independently for a duo of electronic music, and a short film theme of postcyberpunk. I am currently working on writing a screenplay for a new short film.

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Hardware and Software -Using video editing software and editing: Sony Vegas, Final Cut. -Using graphic animation software. After Effects, Adobe Flash, Resol- ume. -Using basic 3D modelling software: Cinema 4D -Using photo editing and graphics software: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Fireworks. -Configuration and installation of Hardware and Software -Configuration of LAN and WLAN networks. -Knowledge and excellent use of operating systems: Windows, Mac OS, Linux. -Use video cameras, digital cameras and SLR cameras, video projectors, digital and analog VideoMixer, MIDI devices. Updated regarding developments in issues related to the world of video, film and new technologies.

Personal characteristics, Arts & Culture Mediation and diplomacy, willingness and a spirit of adaptation, tak- ability Photography: Screenplay by: Directed by: Production year: Shot format: ing Music: Duration: In the year 2018, a former hacker, “Iseo”, retires to face a world govern Country: Production: can restorethefreedomofmentoawaken theirconsciences. ment that controls people through television sets. He is the only one that lems, widerange of personalinterests. fidence, ambition, • Director • • (2008) • • trowave (2006) • advertising agency basedinCatania. I was a punk before you were a punk Spyopia Delena You SmashMe Ruffest loopKilla Mixing Identities video track No. 4 No. track video Identities Mixing initiative to We love Mamas,Blatta andInesha,BreaktheBox strong and Italy organize - Independentshortfilm(2009) - independentshortfilm,stillinmaking ability 19‘ Messina Emilio DV Emilio Messina and writer Saro Puglisi imagination Emilio MessinaandManuelGangemi to 2009 - musicvideofor leadership and communicate of - musicvideofor“Blatta&Inesha”(2007) over prioritize 200 and S roles, ynopsis F ilmography television ingenuity, work and We Love Mamas(2009) resourcefulness

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QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE NATIVITÀ CLANDESTINA Sebiano Chillemi 2009

Biography In June 2007, his first film, “Images from repertoire. History of Mircea Spiridon” won the special prize “RaiNews24” at a national film festival organized by Anmil “CortoSicuro”(Jury managed by Nicoletta Braschi and composed of others such as Ettore Scola and Corradino Mineo). In 2008, his same short film won the “Best Short Time” award at the Festival dello Stretto (jury president Aurelio Grimaldi). Final- ist at the 16mm Film Festival (jury president Enrico Ghezzi) and the seventh edition of Tek- festival of Rome. “Natività clandestina. Il miracolo di Abdwa- had” was his second work.

Filmography 2007 Immagini di repertorio. Storia di Mircea Spiri- don

2009 Natività clandestina

Synopsis of film A drama about illegal migration expressed with the eyes of hope. The scenario that usually con- tains dramatic and desperate stories, a “mirac- ulous event” takes the stage for one day, a tale with a happy ending. And here are uncovered surprising analogies with the most famous and fascinating nature of human history: “Where would Jesus be born today?”. Through the editing of television services is the true story of a migrating couple who fled from Somalia and Photography: Screenplay by: Storyline by: Directed by: Production year: Shot format: Duration: Country: Production: difficult moments. three... arrivedin Lampedusa in most the Theevenin wins life powerof Italy 6‘ Sebiano Chillemi DV Sebiano Chillemi Sebiano Chillemi Sebiano Chillemi Sebiano Chillemi 2009

QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE CON GLI OCCHI DI UN BAMBINO Sergio Pietra Caprina 2008

Bio-filmography He was born on November 27, 1944 in Livorno, where he currently resides. He studied within the Faculty of Law. Rugby player and coach at a com- petitive level, A-B-C series. He taught himself in the arts and dedicated his time to painting, interpretation, writing, directing, production, in both the theatre and cinema.

Author Storyline and Screenplay Il pugno chiuso di Dio (cinema and theatre) - I meticci del Garbino (theatre) - La stirpe di Mor- giano (theatre) - I sapori diversi del salmastro (theatre) - Fa’ vaini co’ mangiasego (theatre) - Esse re (theatre) - In viaggio con Rocco (theatre) - Lumturi (cinema) - Le facce di bronzo (cinema) - Ketchup (cinema) - Il viaggio dei gabbiani (theatre) - Con gli occhi di un bambino (cinema) - Solo per un attimo (cinema).

Staged plays and directed films Il pugno chiuso di Dio (cinema and theatre) - I meticci del Garbino (theatre) - La stirpe di Mor- giano (theatre) - I sapori diversi del salmastro (theatre) - Fa’ vaini co’ mangiasego (theatre) - Esse re (theatre) - In viaggio con Rocco (theatre) - Lumturi (cinema) - Le facce di bronzo (cinema) - Ketchup (cinema) - Il viaggio dei gabbiani (theatre) - Con gli occhi di un bambino (cinema) - Solo per un attimo (cinema).

Production, organization, production management, presidency Il pugno chiuso di Dio (theatre) - I meticci del Garbino (theatre) - Il sogno nel cassetto (theatre) - In viaggio con Rocco (theatre) - Il perfezionista (cinema) - Festival cabaret (theatre) - La stirpe di Morgiano (theatre) - I sapori diversi del salmastro (theatre) - Laboratorio Libeccio forza nove (thea- of theaterandcinemashows (chair member). - occhi diunbambino(Cinema)-GruppolabronIcopittori(documentfilm). Barbiana (cinema) Il pugnochiuso diDio, afeaturefilmthatisunderconstruction(Cinema). Projects indevelopment L’ospite Interpretation tre) First the war family.the the First sustains physically,stubbornly and person a as both strong is who Misia, wine; to being vent gives condition not his and for fascist, unemployed always is communist, convinced a is who brother and sister, and five more brothers that come along later. story,a the in added, is which family,to the of son eldest the Donato, courtship. frenzied a after beautiful Artemisia, called Misia, he is able to become engaged with her the with love In characteristics. physical multiracial particular with guy family. his of story the tells man, old same the of voice, inner An - ... overlapswhich sonance as gun machine a into transformed is keyboard the of ticking chanical journalist. a is He keyboard. a on types alone, now man, old short flashback with scenes of war and family memories of the man. tles scroll while focusing on the eyes of the old man which display a very now, in an alley and so on in other venues now. In the meanwhile, the ti old child appear on the canvas, still in present times, walking on a beach yond reality.” The old man with a beret on his head and the eleven-year- be see “The a child wind eyes of the in leaf a like flying sign a - ... with begins that film the canvas, the along followsEveryone child). (Donato with a beret on his head (Donato old) and a child of about eleven years spectators. couple, still in modern times, entering hastily into a movie theatre full of scene. times. present in are We (Television) dre sion) Solo è - - Il innocente per In h st s complete. is set The viaggio inatteso viaggio - (Television) un Baci - These two are located in the second row behind an old man old an Theserowbehind second the in located twoare Tredici attimo dei (Television) e (Theatre) con abbracci gabbiani (cinema) a Rocco - tavola Una We are in the year of 1930. of year the in are We - Il lacrima (cinema) - (Theatre) h drco’ vievr ie ato t the to action gives voiceover director’s The (theatre) A son is born from their love, who is in fact, in is who love, their from born is son A (cinema) - mastino Al h see trs f wt .. n engaged An - ... with off starts scene The S A.C. ynopsis di là Hinterland - furtiva del - - - (Television) - Viaggio Con Bagno

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QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE and then the displacement in San Miniato bring Misia and Donato to become part of the Partisan War. On the other hand, Donato, eleven years old at the time, flees from that harsh reality, soaking in the reading of everything at hand, from old books to newspapers found on the street, emphasizing, in a dream with open eyes, fairytale characters presented in these readings. The story ends with passionate and romantic scenes, of Donato, his city, its people and that Tuscanian girl that he met during his Partisan adventures. That is how the tale of the journalist and the film on the canvas ends. A buzz of people enter - ... in our times. The same performers that appeared on the canvas become public in the theatre and their chatter expresses that the film has aroused interest. In the front row, the old Donato fell asleep, the usher and ticket-sellers are afraid that the old man is dead, but he is actually only asleep. They cannot see the child Donato, since it is only in the imagination of the old man. The usher and ticket--sellers are just like Alberto and Artemisia in the screened film. In fact, it is Donato that gave them that part in the film. Old Donato and young Donato leave the theatre and walk away while you hear the director’s voiceover, still in present day, which gives the stop for the last scene of the film. We are still on the initial film. Surrounded by a group of onlookers. They are the same spectators who came out of the cinema as well as the ones performing in the film on the canvas. The director ends the last scene. There’s now a close up on the director... Old Donato.

Production: Sergio Pietra Caprina Country: Italy Production year: 2008 Duration: 75‘ Director: Sergio Pietro Caprina Storyline by Sergio Pietra Caprina is based on Otello Chelli’s novel “La stirpe di Morgiano” Screenplay: Sergio Pietro Caprina Photograghy: Sergio Pietro Caprina, Francesco De Martino, Michele Fabbrini, Alessandro Regoli Music: Auro Morini, Nicola Ricci, Pietro Mascagni Alessandra Povia Valdimiro COSCIENZA DISOLE From of cityauthorities. ancient designed Florence and Parigi, “artist of oneandmanifold”. shrine she she twentieth held Alessandra di Collaborator Nuove. documentation Florentine pean ing nary ing graphic tions In rent monumentof regarding on first historical engaged various the She within theweave ofthecity. Vita”, Santa 25/11/39, on the discovered speakers monument presented has presented of in culture in this poems with Florentine cloister theme Basilica, 2007 the exhibition presented “Le Croce, in to published and century” the and sculptor first Povia Pavia” cultural Cloisters rich between of was Giubbe at great by “The edited, B her with after in of philosophical for monument, the io the she the Andrea Valdimiro, a high the and Santa - Antonio Berti. and filmography and, Ugo novels master book by professor Zulimo Dance in studying cultural a International arts iconographic has Basilica, of medieval Rosse” large schools in relevant Sergio Santa a Croce Foscolo in Santa Salieri and always short “Ugo the xylographer, and Cenacolo of Rossellini, ceremony born there magazine for of literary, Croce, Cafe, to seventh Death next Fortuna and works, film poetry Croce at times humanities Foscolo photographic of several the been in conference Circolo exhibition, has remains to the about a presence Florence in she as the and artistic, regard collec always one photo strictly cente young which focus in Pietro “Città Euro years well, from cur has Vie the the the of at a ------

QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE With the photographer Sergio Fortuna, along with the director Paolo Ber- tola, she has produced the short film “Mira spuntar la rosa - la lirica d’amore nel Rinascimento” at the fifth centenary of the death of Lorenzo il Magnifico (Florence 1992). The video, which has been a great success, was presented in various celebrations of the Laurentian Year at Palazzo Vecchio and the Palazzo Medici-Riccardi in the Luca Giordano Hall. On this occasion, she had the honour of being presented by the great poet, Piero Bigongiari. The project, undertaken with the participation of young students, marked a turning point in the interests of the teacher that were directed more specifically to the social and historical field. With the constant participation of young people (which will continue), the short film “Ragazzi come noi-22 Marzo 1944” was produced in 2000 regarding the Champ de Mars massacre of five young farmers of Mugello. The work was greeted with enthusiasm and great emotion from the city of Florence that she felt so much pain involved in this memory and led to the delivery of the Gold Medal for civil value of the relatives of the victims. The ceremony was held April 25, 2008 at the Altare della Patria in the presence of the President of the Republic, Giorgio Napolitano. It was a very touching ceremony for the participation of siblings of the young victims, which are now elderly, meeting with the young high school students that are authors of the short film. From this moment, after meeting with so many people from that dramatic historical period, the witnesses came forward asking to deepen certain aspects, certain events remained in the shadows, especially the friendship with the historian, Prof. Giorgio Spini, with Amos Pampaloni, the dramatic character from Cephalonia, with commanders of partisan brigades, including the unforgettable “Gracco” of the Senigallia brigade, the first to enter Florence, the interest of the teacher who turned to the historical period 1943-45 and the military-partisan relations in the War of Liberation. From this analysis, which involved two years of research of documents, testimonies, and visits to places of battles (Montelungo, the Tuscan Apen- nines along the Gothic Line, La Valle del Senio ... etc.) the feature film “LA SCELTA - un viaggio nella memoria” was made. The video has earned the Region of Tuscany logo, which carried it as the representative work to the 60th anniversary of Liberation celebrations and, therefore, has been presented in several cities of Tuscany, and in Bologna, Romagna and Rome. from the of the A of Florence,fromLorenzoilMagnificountilCosimo I. possible Region, But and Rome. which The one ofthemostinfluentialfoundingfathers. Palazzo was for Currently, “La rinascitadelParlamento”. In etmne o poiet onig ahr:Trs Mte ad Senator and Mattei Teresa fathers: founding prominent of Testimonies before January 1948-thepromulgation oftheConstitution. the and decency; basic of acts fundamental - their establish fathers founding Assembly Constituent the of work the Republic; and Monarchy first time, the women are calledfor to give1946, their2, voteJune in the- referendum between women of voting the include: points three The capable ofbouncingback andchoosing tobefreeandrepublican. which, period after the War historical of Liberation, sees Italy devastated but not broken, an that Italy of aspects key three on focuses film The presented gion, At nity ofpeople. fundamental monica otti, thoritativeness ticular, the with project 2006, the the presence past what presented work Teresa a the in Third Millennium. moment, 60th were large has the Vecchio occasion alla two thanks upon urging is which again the has been movie anniversary Mattei most given Calabria, audience years of values request movie, with required of the to of the on is and allowed touching of the several “ Cosimo a 2008-2009 also Ambassadors and great October author Coscienza of the copy in evidence due of our Piemonte and of a astrophysical cerimony many extensive the success clear to visits of the Constitution, to I is for great S “Festina Municipality attend 2, the engaged ynopsis the promulgation towns the has di in message to (interviews Constitution on of all’Emilia, success Sole importance the of the author, documentation reached the foreign June

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QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE Giulio Andreotti, are matched by an authoritative and passionate voice of Piero Calamandrei that leads them to “read” some of the most important articles, including Art. 3-7-11, to find, without regrets, how much progress still remains to be done to implement them and what is the moral obligation for each of us to strive to realize that all the sacrifice, mourning, and death of the War of Liberation have not been in vain. Spe- cial attention is devoted to art. 11, born in Montesole (Monferrato) when the twenty-one women of the Constituent Assembly see the victims of Nazi barbarism exhume. Then on, the following expression came into place: “Italy rejects war.”

Production: Alessandra Povia Valdimiro Production year: 2007 Duration: 58‘ Director: Alessandra Povia Valdimiro Storyline by: Alessandra Povia Valdimiro Screenplay by: Alessandra Povia Valdimiro Photography: Marzia Maestri Music: Claudia Bombardella, Chopin, Giuseppe Verdi Alessandra Povia Valdimiro RAGAZZI COMENOI From of cityauthorities. ancient designed Florence and Parigi, “artist of oneandmanifold”. shrine she she twentieth held Alessandra di Collaborator Nuove. documentation Florentine pean ing nary ing graphic tions In rent monumentof regarding on first historical engaged various the She within theweave ofthecity. Vita”, Santa 25/11/39, on the discovered speakers monument presented has presented of in culture in this poems with Florentine cloister theme Basilica, 2000 the exhibition presented “Le Croce, in to published and century” the and sculptor first Povia Pavia” cultural Cloisters rich between of was Giubbe at great by “The edited, her with after in of philosophical for monument, the the she the Andrea Valdimiro, B a high the and Santa Antonio Berti. and iography and, Ugo novels master book by professor Zulimo Dance in studying cultural a International arts iconographic has Basilica, of medieval Rosse” large schools in relevant Sergio Santa a Croce Foscolo in Santa Salieri and always short “Ugo the xylographer, and Cenacolo of Rossellini, ceremony born there magazine for of literary, Croce, Cafe, to seventh Death next Fortuna and works, film poetry Croce at times humanities Foscolo photographic of several the been in conference Circolo exhibition, has remains to the about a presence Florence in she as the and artistic, regard collec always one photo strictly cente young which focus in Pietro “Città Euro years well, from cur has Vie the the the of at a ------

QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE With the photographer Sergio Fortuna, along with the director Paolo Ber- tola, she has produced the short film “Mira spuntar la rosa - la lirica d’amore nel Rinascimento” at the fifth centenary of the death of Lorenzo il Magnifico (Florence 1992). The video, which has been a great success, was presented in various celebrations of the Laurentian Year at Palazzo Vecchio and the Palazzo Medici-Riccardi in the Luca Giordano Hall. On this occasion, she had the honour of being presented by the great poet, Piero Bigongiari. The project, undertaken with the participation of young students, marked a turning point in the interests of the teacher that were directed more specifically to the social and historical field. With the constant participation of young people (which will continue), the short film “Ragazzi come noi-22 Marzo 1944” was produced in 2000 regarding the Champ de Mars massacre of five young farmers of Mugello. The work was greeted with enthusiasm and great emotion from the city of Florence that she felt so much pain involved in this memory and led to the delivery of the Gold Medal for civil value of the relatives of the victims. The ceremony was held April 25, 2008 at the Altare della Patria in the presence of the President of the Republic, Giorgio Napolitano. It was a very touching ceremony for the participation of siblings of the young victims, which are now elderly, meeting with the young high school students that are authors of the short film. From this moment, after meeting with so many people from that dramatic historical period, the witnesses came forward asking to deepen certain aspects, certain events remained in the shadows, especially the friendship with the historian, Prof. Giorgio Spini, with Amos Pampaloni, the dramatic character from Cephalonia, with commanders of partisan brigades, including the unforgettable “Gracco” of the Senigallia brigade, the first to enter Florence, the interest of the teacher who turned to the historical period 1943-45 and the military-partisan relations in the War of Liberation. From this analysis, which involved two years of research of documents, testimonies, and visits to places of battles (Montelungo, the Tuscan Apen- nines along the Gothic Line, La Valle del Senio ... etc.) the feature film “LA SCELTA - un viaggio nella memoria” was made. The video has earned the Region of Tuscany logo, which carried it as the representative work to the 60th anniversary of Liberation celebrations and, therefore, has been presented in several cities of Tuscany, and in Bologna, Romagna and Rome. from the of the A of Florence,fromLorenzoilMagnificountilCosimo I. possible Region, But and Rome. which The one ofthemostinfluentialfoundingfathers. Palazzo was for Currently, “La rinascitadelParlamento”. In ne te hoig f hs “eitr o mnaoy iiay service”, military mandatory of “resistors these of shooting the ance: perform great a staged which stadium, the in fascists the by power of defenceless children who become a tragic occasion for a demonstration school students who, with their teacher, have made the video. Five poor high of group bythe muchmisery,interviewed witnesses the telling like to their poor houses to their daily field occupations. Since “there was so foot by journey long a from return Como in sitting girls young when 8, September after Mugello of farmers young five for martyrdom of time a becomes life, and euphoria of full place a is which stadium, football A presented gion, At nity ofpeople. fundamental monica otti, thoritativeness ticular, the with project 2006, the the presence past what presented work Teresa a the in Third Millennium. moment, 60th were large has the Vecchio occasion alla two thanks upon urging is which again the has been movie anniversary Mattei most given Calabria, audience years of values request movie, with required of the to of the on is and allowed touching of the several “ Cosimo a 2008-2009 also Ambassadors and great October author Coscienza of the copy in evidence due of our Piemonte and of a astrophysical cerimony many extensive the success clear to visits of the Constitution, to I is for great S “Festina Municipality attend 2, the engaged ynopsis the promulgation towns the has di in message to (interviews Constitution on of all’Emilia, success Sole importance the of the author, documentation reached the foreign June

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QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE which is carried out by other young recruits, identified as snipers. Youth in front of young victims and executioners who weep and despair together. The young students (they are all 17 or 18 years old) were deeply involved in this tragedy. Hence, they chose the title “Children like us” to show the absurdity of war and with a call for peace. Thus, their choice, their accomplishment, the image on the DVD: a football field with five chairs that becomes a target practice.

Production: Alessandra Povia Valdimiro Production year: 2000 Duration: 25‘ Director: Alessandra Povia Valdimiro Storyline by: Alessandra Povia Valdimiro Screenplay by: Alessandra Povia Valdimiro Photography: Marco Colangelo - Toscana Media Arte Music: Francesco Foderà, Paolo del Lungo, Silvia Scutari, René Aubry DRESSCODE (BRAINNOISE) played Theatre the of Dalmatov) In town Zapolyarniy, Murmanskregion. From «Seagull» (directedby Sergey Solovyov). an and Sergey In 2006. ti), ducers evard” tume film es” In musician, «O2 he as adirector offictionfilm. Film Eurasian «Dresscode» and others.

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QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE Biography 2007 «Matches», short film (3 min.)

2009 «Dresscode», short film (30 min.)

Synopsis of film An ordinary manager of an oil company stops feeling like a cog in a bu- reaucratic machine and contemplates about reorganization of the world in a violent manner. The sounds of garbage in his head, not distinguish- able from the outer noise of civilization, gradually drive him crazy and he materializes in the grotesque and toxic reality.

TECHNICAL DETAILS Producer: Sergey Tsyss, Ilya Zaslavskiy Production Company: Pinokkino motion picture company Country: Russia Year of Production: 2009 Running Time: 30’ 12 sec. Original Format: 9:16 HD PAL Original Language: Russian

CREDITS Director: Sergey Tsyss Screenwriter: Ilya Zaslavskiy Photography Director: Pavel Filippov Songwriter/Musician: Sergey Tsyss, Alexey Karpov Production year: Music: Photography: Storyline, Screenplay by: Director: pa wt yu prns n yu ltl sister little your and parents your with speak Youask. don’t to one no is there And pilot. a or fireman a childhood: Like be. to want you in the army. And only you still don’t know what business; some have gone to college; some are your friends have all settled. Some have started If 18. are you If anyone. to happen Thiscould Duration: Country: Production: friendship, love andemotion. for desire the destroy cannot it aspects, man life of the net. Although it cannot bring true hu screen. Inside there, everything is different: the window to the world left to you. The computer one only is Thereunderstand. to young too is (Oscar SAY LEO(82min)2008 (Kinotavr, STONE PEOPLE(19min)2007 THE BOOK THIEVES (82min)2004 MARAKUTA (19min)1991 and thenatfilmschool in Moscow (VGIK). He A filmdirectorandscriptwriter. dam, Leonid Rybakov studied Tel SAY LEO Yuri Los 2008 Aviv, Kiev…etc.) Russia Leonid Rybakov Venice) 82‘ at Tzaler Angeles, Anna Grigorieva Moscow Artem Polosaty B S io ynopsis 2008 - filmography London, Physical

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QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE VERNAYA (FAITHFUL) Nastia Tarasova 2008

Biography Born in the Sverdlovsk region. 2006 - Gradu- ated from the Directors’ Faculty of the Film Institute VGIK (course of documentary film of Igor Gelein).

Filmography 1. MARCHING IN THE WAR (doc + fiction, short, 35 mm, 2004)

2. THE OLD DACHA (fiction, short, 35 mm, 2005)

3. THE LIGHT OF THE WHITE SEA (documental dilogy, DV-cam, 2005)

4. CHILDREN OF GREAT LAKE (doc., short, DV-cam, 2006)

5. NO BORDERS (doc., short, 35 mm, 2007)

6. FAITHFUL / VERNAYA (doc., short, HDV, 2008)

Synopsis of film Sometimes rules and traditions of the ancestors stand in the way of one’s private life, but one puts up with that, always remaining loyal and faithful...

Review: “Our songs were the only thing we had”, says an old woman when a television reporter asks her how one can preserve one’s own lan- and resignation to one’s fate shine as if dipped in autumnal gold, whichgold, autumnal in one’sdipped to if resignation as and shine fate faith away fromtheirchildren. And who’s tobecomepriestnow? their took powers Soviet that fact the say,even tree the under women the fate, is Everything demands. custom as love– without adhered they which to and ago decades four together Ivan and Elena brought which marriage enforced the Traditionstree. like a of canopy wide the under songs and gossip evening for gathered women old to the say to”, on something hold them given had “That traditions. their and II, Catherine of times the to back stems which practice religious their and faith their zens, after more than 150 years of enforced exile in Turkey. Theyciti Soviet brought new acclaimed as ancestors their of country the to returned country.foreign a NekrasovCossacksin the culture 1962, and In guage Photography Director: Screenwriter: Storywriter: Director CREDITS Original Language: Original Format: Running Time: 27’ Year ofProduction: Country Producer: TECHNICAL DETAILS vineyards by thewind. Thin andfragile. is well suited to the old women and their songs, carried over the scraggly The images of this little story about the sense or nonsense of true faith : Russia : Nastia Igor Gelein Nastia Nastia Tarasova HDV Tarasova Russian 2008 Tarasova Irina Shatalova DOK Leipzig,SelectionCommitee2008 Author andfilmpublicist Dr. GritLemke -

QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE BRIDGING MINDS Srdjan Knežević 2006

Bio-filmography Born in Belgrade 1957. Graduated at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade (1979). M.A. at the Faculty of Philosophy in Belgrade (1986). Ph. D. in Filmology (1992). Author of about 50 works in the field of film-science. Member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Belgrade and Academy of Sciences (Department for Film and Theatre) in Montenegro. “Bridging Minds” is his first feature-lenght documentary.

Synopsis of film In the year 1953, only eight years after the war, a group of Austrian filmmakers decided to make a co-production with Yugoslav col- leagues, former enemy from the World War II. In spite of many obstructions and misun- derstandings on both sides, the film-team, led by producer Carl Szokoll and director Helmut Käutner, succeeded to finish “The Last Bridge” (Die letzte Brücke) and won the “Prix Interna- tional” at the Festival in Cannes 1954. The surviving participants are evoking their memories of this production.

Producing: Srdjan Knežević Screenplay: Srdjan Knežević Directing: Srdjan Knežević Country: Serbia Year of Production: 2006 Running Time: 90’ EPITAPH FOR A DREAM Director: Screenplay by: Storyline by: Production year: Photography: Format: Duration: 1 Country: Producer: Production: been 10years sincethen... It’s Angel”. “Merciful called was mission The In March 1999. NATO started bombing Serbia. Original Language: numerous ii Čolović Filip ternationally awarded. mentary books tional from Serbia. scripts Filip Čolović documentary Television of for BetaSP He 2008 films, Serbia Filip Čolović poetry Filip Čolović) short graduated programmes 2’ 36” ShortCut studio Filip Čolović was Slobodan Grče he Filip Čolović S and ynopsis (RTS), films. 2008 B was born Serbian films, iography one from both written He

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QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE MAID TO MEASURE Sharon Phuah 2008

Biography Sharon is a graduate of Ngee Ann Polytech- nic’s Advanced Diploma in Film Production (ADFP). She has produced several short films, three of which were scripted by her during her Advanced Diploma Film Production course. Her 35mm graduation thesis film The Postal Rule had been selected and screened at several international film festivals in Taipei, Wash- ington, Chile, Bulgaria as well as the prestigious Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film festival in France (2004). It won the Organisa- tion Prize at the 32nd Algarve International Film Festival in Portugal (2004).

Her media career began as a writer for a film production company. This is her first independent production since her graduation.

Synopsis of film This quirky documentary discusses Singapore’s unique culture of having live-in maids. It traces the journey of a new domestic helper’s arrival in Singapore and how she copes with life here.

Producer: Sharon Phuah Country: Singapore Year of Production: 2008 Running Time: 26’ Original Format: Mini DV Original Language: English /Malay/ Mandarin Director: Sharon Phuah Storywriter: Sharon Phuah Screenwriter: Sharon Phuah ELOGIO AL HORIZONTE TECHNICAL DETAILS later. years 70 reunion their of story the War,il and evacuated to Denmark during the that Spanish Civ kids Spanish 120 about story the is This Songwriter/Musician: Photography Director: Screenwriter: Director CREDITS Original Language: Original Format: Running Time: Year ofProduction: Country picturecompany Production Company: Producer: TV. Iñaki Saura... te” the orbayando” y gates chados” “Atascados” tion er, is films; currently . supervisor documentary He Iñaki Ibisate groups He Ibisate Woody : Spain wrote, : 2008 , is Iñaki Ibisate “Fuera of the juego” Sergey a , graduating and television Iñaki Ibisate “AventurasPeligrosas” graduated Allen, of 58’ B produced S io ynopsis DigiBeta Tsyss, Ilya Zaslavskiy a scripts film - filmography Spanish 2009 . technician Jorge Magaz Gonzalo “Praise to the Horizon the “Praiseto Pinokkino motion He Geno Cuesta and

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QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE (EN)TERRADOS Alex Lora Cercos 2009

Biography Àlex was born on September 19th of 1979 in Barcelona. At the age of 9 he discovered a Super 8mm camera in his mother’s closet. During the summer of 1990 his mother ought him a video camera with which Àlex realized his first discoveries linked to images. After being rejected from the Fine Arts University, he joined the Audiovisual Communication Uni- versity in 1997. In the year 2000, he travelled to Bologna in order to finish his studies. In February of 2007, Àlex was chosen to take part in the Berlinale Talent Campus. In 2008 Àlex obtains a Master in Filmmaking and produces his latest short film.

Filmography 2008: (En)terrados

2008: Mirada Robada

2007: Nomadas

2007: Arte Total

2005: Can Pau

2004: Requiem in Memoriam

2001: A Rashomon

Synopsis of film It’s impossible to find a house anywhere in this metropolitan city. Three characters try to find an alternative place to rest in peace… A close dystopia, a stressful quest; an impos- Screenwriter: Director CREDITS Original Language: Original Format: Running Time: Year ofProduction: Country Production Company: TECHNICAL DETAILS sible interaction towards apoeticescape... Songwriter/Musician: Photography Director: : Spain : Àlex Lora Àlex Lora 11’ HDV Spanish 2009 David Jácome Facultat deComunicacióBlanquerna(Alkimia) Victor Casasola

QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE UNA VIDA MEJOR (A BETTER LIFE) Luis Fernandez Reneo 2009

Bio-filmography Born and raised in Spain, award-winning filmmaker Luis Fernandez Reneo has a B.A. in Business and an MFA in Film Production. His credits include CIELITO LINDO (starring Adam Rodriguez “CSI Miami”, Nestor Serrano “24”), A BETTER LIFE, EXCITINE COMPLEX and LIV- ING THE DREAM (starring Sean Young “Blade Runner”). Luis is currently developing feature films ACCORDING TO LAW, ROCK-PAPER- SCISSORS, and the documentary U-TURN.

Synopsis of film Based on a true story, A Better Life is the faithful account of 3 Mexican children who got lost in the Sonoran desert while trying to cross the U.S. border. A history that repeats itself every week in the border towns of Mexico, feeding one of the most profitable illegal businesses: Immigrant smuggling.

TECHNICAL DETAILS Production Company: Altamira Entertainment Country: Spain Year of Production: 2009 Running Time: 13’ Original Format: HD - 35 mm Original Language: Spanish

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QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE Running Time: 11’ Original Format: DigiBeta Original Language: Dialecto Marroqui - Arabic/Moroccan Dialect

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QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE TAPOLOGO Gabriela & Sally Gutierrez Dewar 2008

Bio-filmography Gabriela and Sally Gutiérrez-Dewar, co-directors of this documentary, were active supporters of the Anti-Apartheid movement in the late 1980s. In 1992, they travelled to South-Africa to experience first-hand the country’s extraor- dinary political transformation, and there they met such leaders as Walter Sisulu and Bishop Kevin Dowling, with whom they developed a lasting friendship that continues to this day. Sally Gutierrez, a visual artist currently based in Madrid, developed her career in Berlin and New York where she lived for 11 years. Her works have been exhibited widely in museums, art centres, galleries, and film/video festivals. She has given many talks and workshops, has taught in the New School University, has been a member of the jury for several grants and festivals, and is involved in art education activities. Gabriela Gutiérrez Dewar has a 12- year experience as a television producer, and is currently co-director of Estación Central de Contenidos, a production company where she works on projects both for TV and feature documentary films. Gabriela and Sally’s first joint project was the short film Manola gets the bus, funded by ICAA and shown at many international film festivals and art institutions. Their aim was to develop a new audiovisual language by hybridizing visual art forms and documentary film techniques. Tapologo is the second project in this line of work.

Synopsis of film In Freedom Park, a squatter settlement in South Original Language: Original Format: Running Time: Year ofProduction: Country UhuruProductions(South Production Company: TECHNICAL DETAILS nity, transforming degradation intosolidarity andsqualorintohope. called commu their Tapologo.for Carers Based Home be to Theylearn network a created sex-workers, former HIV-infected of group a Africa, Songwriter/Musician: Photography Director: Screenwriter: Director CREDITS : Spain&South : Gabriela&SallyGutiérrezDewar Gabriela &SallyGutiérrezDewar 88’ Digital Betacam English & 2008 Joel Estación Central DeContenidosS.l.(Spain)& Pablo Rodríguez Africa Assaizky Tsuana Africa) -

QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE WORLD VOTE NOW Joel Marsden 2008

Biography Writer-Producer-Director, Joel Marsden has executed projects on location in the United States, South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa.

His feature film “ILL-GOTTEN GAINS” follows an uprising aboard an illegal American slave ship in 1869 and stars Academy Award nominee Djimon Hounsou, Akosua Busia and Eartha Kitt. The film has been screened at festivals and human rights events worldwide, including the Pan-African Film Festival (Burkina Faso), the 50th Anniversary of the United Na- tions Human Rights Declaration (Brussels), Abolition of Slavery Commemoration (Amster- dam) and Black Filmmakers Foundation (New York).

In 2003 he formed the Animation division of Madrid based Bus Productions. Amongst his commercial projects, he spearheaded the campaign for the 400th anniversary of Don Quijote that received the 2005 Best Animation award from the Association of Advertising Production Companies in Spain (APPE).

His current feature project “WORLD VOTE NOW” chronicles the construction of the first global democratic system and was shot in over 26 countries.

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QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE GALETTEN John Helberg 2008

Biography 2001- Head of Filmproduction company Ran- dolph Scott

2001-02 History, Stockholm University

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Biography 2008 - Galetten - short 22 min

2007 - Driftstörningar - short - 5.30 min

2004 - Bakomsjukan - documentary - 22 min

2003 - Mwelekeo Mzuri - documentary 39 min

2003- Göran & Bertil - short - 26 min

2000 - Hajk - short - 10 min

1999 - Iron Pyrate - short 23 min

Synopsis of film Simon has asked his two best friends to take a day off from work because he has something very important to say to them.

”The Gallete” is a story about basic human psychology and explores some common mech- CREDITS Original Language: Original Format: Running Time: Year ofProduction: Country Production Company: TECHNICAL DETAILS to bedevastating through events in humanhistory.proven has harmless, purely appearing sight first mechanisms, at these Sometimes dynamics. group in works that anisms Songwriter/Musician: Photography Director: Screenwriter: Director : Sweden : John Hellberg Bernhard Rasmusson,John Hellberg 22’ HD-cam Swedish 2008 Linus Söderlund Filmproduktionsbolaget Randolph Scott Johan Helmer

QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE VAPNET – EN BERÄTTELSE OM TIDENS GÅNG Markus Amalthea Magnuson, Mattias Valenca, Sandra Valenca 2009

Biography Markus Amalthea Magnuson

Markus Amalthea Magnuson was born in 1985 in Stockholm. He made several live action short films before turning to puppet animation when Sandra Valenca asked for cooperation on the film ”Ivan The Meek”. Markus studied short film production at Forsa Folkhögskola in Sweden, and currently studies Film Studies at Stockholm University.

Filmography “Vapnet – en berättelse om tidens gång”, animation, 2009; “Ivan den beskedlige”, animation, 2006; “På individens bekostnad”, short film, 2006; “En studie i fylla”, short film, 2006; “Vinnare och förlorare”, short film, 2006; “Köket”, short film, 2006; “Fågelfilmen”, short film, 2006.

Biography Mattias Valenca

Mattias Valenca was born in 1988 in Stock- holm. He produced a massive music documentary at Rytmus Music School before getting involved in ”The Weapon”, mainly responsible for sound and production. Mattias studied Film Music at Stockholm University.

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QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE WHO CARES ABOUT THE REAL Pei-Shih Tu 2008

Biography Tu, Pei-Shih Born Miaoli, Taiwan, 1981

Education 2005-2007 Goldsmiths College, University of London, MFA Fine Art, London, UK 1999-2003 National Taichung Teachers Col- lege, BA Fine Arts and Crafts Education, Taic- hung, Taiwan

Professional History 2005-2009 Teacher London Overseas Chinese School, London, UK 2006 Intern Laura Bartlett Gallery, London, UK 2006 Intern Ashwinstreet Gallery, London, UK 2004-2005 Teacher Shan-Chia Elementary School, Miaoli, Taiwan 2003-2004 Teaching Intern Chung-Ming El- ementary School, Taichung, Taiwan 2003 The 4th Artist-in-residence at Taichung Stock20, Art Network of The Railway Ware- houses in Taiwan, R.O.C.

Selected Awards 2009 2009-1 Arts Grand, Department of Cul- tural Affairs, Taipei City Goverment, Taiwan 2008 “Another Beautiful Day” Collected by National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taic- hung, Taiwan 2008 2008-1 Visual Arts Grand for Exhibition, National Culture and Arts Foundation, Taiwan 2007 Lo Sguardo Bifronte Short Film Festival, selected finalist of best short film of the year, Exhibition ofUnited-CreditEducationalFoundation”, and Drawing ExhibitionR.O.C.”, Yuan, 2002 1999-2003 2003 2004 2007 2007 Auditorium Parco della Musica,Rome,Italy 1999 2000 2000 2001 2001 2001 wan 2001 2002 gramme, backup award selectedshortist, seum of hung hung tion of tion of hung lege, of Exhibition ofXinzhu”, December December 2008 July 2007 April 2007 February 2007

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Synopsis of film (Who Cares About The Real) appropriates a picture from The Guardian newspaper in summer 2008 and critiques the depicted sumptuous ban- quet served before the 2008 G8 summit in Japan, which was tabling a discussion about the word food crisis. This satirises the ‘bubble’ way of life maintained by First World politicians when faced with the food crisis through a seemingly happy and theatrical scene.

TECHNICAL DETAILS Producer: Pei-Shih Tu Country: Taiwan Year of Production: 2008 Running Time: 4’ 50” Original Format: HD Video

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QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE This film is not a didactic tool. Rather, it is a passionate presentation of the naked face of hunger. It will leave the viewer uneasy, confronting the stark realization that each of us is responsible.

Director’s Statement The film is meant to shock, to be a verbal/visual slap in the face, a heavy dose of reality about a subject that is too often taken for granted or left out of the daily dose of news. The Narrator addresses the camera directly and does not attempt to conceal his rage, a rage based on the simple premise that the world produces enough food to feed its inhabitants but does not. Why, he wants to know, and while he goes deeper and deeper in exploring that question throughout the film, he places the blame not on governments or organizations but on individuals, each and every viewer that is watching the film. The Narrator does his best to make them--you in fact--feel uneasy, guilty, so much so that every time you bring a forkful of food into your mouth you will think about those who are unable to do so. The film offers no prescriptive solution. That is not its purpose. The goal is to inform and activate. The spectre of hunger is there, now it is up to you to find a way to cope with it.

TECHNICAL DETAILS Production Company: Adventure Film Productions Country: Thailand, UK, USA Year of Production: 2009 Running Time: 91’ Original Format: HD Original Language: English

CREDITS Director: Neil Hollander Screenwriter: Neil Hollander e Regine Michel Photography Director: Phelps Harmon Songwriter/Musician: Christophe Deschamps and Italian. have fluent banner produced with (2002) Since “Project Ion” “The Catalyst” “Dottie: The Little GirlwiththeBig Voice” “Thoroughly ModernMili” “A LifeofDeath” “God’s GoodPleasure” “Cotton Crush” “68° &Clear” “Project Ion” “The Catalyst” ing sity’s kyo evised class, Angeles, Scholarship Carter She the Catalunya Filmmaker an A LIFEOFDEATH Dawn Westlake award Society and in won Radio-TV-Film outlets won Dawn in graduating 2005. interview in have 2003 producing Spanish Upstate for the 1987 under in 42 by of P D for personal Collectively, 1984. has in roducer (2008) (2008) Mark played Professional (2007) irector international Canon (2009) (2009) (2006) a and Chicago, her with been and (2003) NY, B from thesis She media iography of program Ron F NU’s F on expression proficient former USA and Excellence ilmography ilmography acting, was (2006) Northwestern on all de Dawn’s and San Journalists prestigious Northern (2003) in named TV3, 7 awards. Caña President at 2002 continents writing, theatre Francisco, the in from 9 Televisió Award Prods., Portuguese a short top and Platinum Portugal. Dawn for JVC-To Univer for Richter direct Jimmy of a films from won and Inc. and Los tel her

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QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE “68° & Clear” (2007) “Cotton Crush” (2006) “God’s Good Pleasure” (2006) “The Pawn” (2004) “A Life of Death” (2003) “Thoroughly Modern Mili” (2003) “Dottie: The Little Girl with the Big Voice” (2002) “Mini Driver Project” (2000) “Seascape with Sharks and Dancer” (theatre, 1995) “Spontaneous Combustion” (theatre, 1989)

Actress Filmography “The Catalyst” (2009) “Project Ion” (2008) “68° & Clear” (2007) “Cotton Crush” (2006) “God’s Good Pleasure” (2006) “The Pawn” (2004) “The Story of Bob” (2004) “A Day Without a Mexican” (feature, 2003) “Fake Stacy” (2003) “Thoroughly Modern Mili” (2003) “Henry X” (2002) “Dottie: The Little Girl with the Big Voice” (2002) “The Real Whatever 2” (2001) “Mini Driver Project” (2000) “The Real Whatever” (1998) “A Day Without a Mexican” (short, 1997) “The Rhumba Lesson” (1993) “Perfect World, Coming Soon” (1993) “Watermarks” (1992)

Screenwriter Filmography “The Catalyst” (2009) “Project Ion” (2008)

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QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE THE PAWN Thomas & Joel Moser 2004

Biography Thomas and Joel Moser have been making films since they were kids in the small town of Moultrie, GA. This is their fourth project with Ron de Caña prods., inc. They first collaborated with dawn Westlake as animation directors on her film dottie: the little girl with the big voice. They were also the editors/graphic designers on her anti-war comedy, thoroughly modern mili and editors/animators on her short doc, a life of death. They’ve been named “filmmakers to watch” by ifilm.com for their award-winning, live-action short, the fountain, and they won awards in three categories for their 48-hour film project, the pitch, including best directors and best movie. They were animators on the second season of vh-1’s “ill-us- trated”, and the feature film FirE Dog (2005).

Synopsis of film After losing her journalist husband in Iraq, a widow trades in her faith and her soul at a surreal pawnshop in the ultimate attempt to escape her grief.

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Synopsis of film Houna meets Manny one summer afternoon outside the US immigration office...

Director’s Statement Since September 11, 2001, US immigration policies have changed radically, and in 2003 the immigration office became part of the Department of Homeland Security. Many immigrants, both documented and undocumented, have experienced a hostile atmosphere ever since. Houna & Manny is inspired by two recent tragedies near Boston, where the film takes place: 361 immigrant factory workers were arrested and separated from their children; and Obain Attouoman, a high school teacher who mistakenly came to his immigration appointment on the wrong day, was deported back to his birth country Ivory Coast, where his life remains in danger as a union activist. The film attempts to show a day in the life of two teenagers and the impact of US immigration policy on their lives.

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QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE lies - two Arab and two Jewish - whose loved ones were killed during the Second Lebanon War in the Summer of 2006: a mother and her two daughters chatting in their yard; a young father working at the train depot; another father running to get his little girl a blanket; a lifeguard trying to save his mother and sister. Surviving family members share their eyewitness accounts, as well as their pleas for future peace. Their stories are told against the backdrop of authentic footage from the war, showing the devastation inflicted upon the Israeli civilian population.

TECHNICAL DETAILS Production Company: Avi Naiman Country: USA Year of Production: 2008 Running Time: 28’ 15” Original Language: Hebrew, English and Russian

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QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE chance to save themselves.

TECHNICAL DETAILS Producer: Lindsay Mc Farlane Production Company: Double Barrel Productions Country: England Year of Production: 2009 Running Time: 83’ Original Format: 35 mm Original Language: British

CREDITS Director: Susan Luciani Screenwriter: Susan Luciani Photography Director: Derek Suter BSC Songwriter/Musician: Nicholas Singer CHATURANGA (FOURCHAPTERS) Suman Mukhopadhyay Falguni-Prelude, Award) from has He from New Director Chaturanga, Institute. ond ranath a lege, Michigan. olanus tanto, ta and kok; ebrated tional tional Bengali conferred by festivals his directed and in novel. of the Berkeley play Paarer LalonFokir) number Nabarun first has Department Mephisto, Kerala. also feature OsianCinefan; European Film adapted award by Teesta Tagore, and and feature also 2008 masterpieces. productions The (BFJA), including and Marius Brittanto staged with York Film Festival. of Audience Sudraka’s Suman Bhattacharya. done film. for Man based has Girish national is based at from awards film, B drama This year hedirected Fireface, Best Best io Suman Von of become Rabindranath’s the In Shakespeare/Brecht’s theatre of - and The filmography has Cannes; Theatre, the Herbert, on Karnad’s Zanzibar; Academy, USA. 2005, the on Regional of Debut University Mayenburg Award The Among to like film and Samay novels the the done Klaus Mukhopadhyay’s Heart major productions one The Little the Suman has Bengali Director book international in based Kalamazoo Florence; Nagamandala his Mann’s which of film Most Film. by Mumbai, Dhaka Asamayer (Life been adaptations Clay of the with Raktakarabi; film Debesh by got completed California, on Promising and He stage. most screened (Lankesh are Cart. German Rabind Interna training ranging the Goethe a is Bang novel times Tees Cori Pune Brit Col also sec film Roy Na cel He He of at ------

QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE Direction in Films and Television

2008 Screenplay and Direction of the feature film CHATURANGA, based on the Rabindranath Tagore novel (35mm).

2005 Screenplay and Direction of full length feature film HERBERT (35mm).

2001 Direction, Cinematography, Editing of four short films (16mm) produced by New York Film Academy.

2000 RANGAMANCHA, a theatre series, featuring 13 plays; for Alpha Bangla TV.

1997 TARKASH, Crime Thriller Series of 6 episodes for ZEE TV (Private National Channel)

Starring: Naseeruddin Shah, PankajKapoor.

1995 WE SHALLOVERCOME, a Short Film for the Education ofStreet Children; Supported by the British Commonwealth, U.K. 1995.

1994 THEATRE DIRECTORS AT WORK, a Documentary Series of 26 episodes featuring major Indian directors for The National Network of Television. Synopsis of film Chaturanga is the story of a love that is caught between conflicting worlds of ideas. Set in Colonial Bengal in the turn of the twentieth century, the film weaves a rich tapestry of crisscrossing desires and moralities. The lead protagonist Sachish fleets from radical positivism to religious mysti- cism in his quest for life’s meaning. However, his search ultimately yields nothing but crushing disillusionment. This is because he cannot square his abstract ideals with the powerful presences of two women in his life. One of them is Damini, a young Hindu widow, and the other is Naniba- la, the abandoned mistress of Sachish’s own brother. Sachish tries to con- vince himself that Nanibala is simply a helpless woman who needs to be ‘rescued’ by him. Similarly, during his later religious phase, he pretends that the widow Damini is merely an enticement of Nature that must be avoided at all costs for spiritual salvation. Chaturanga thus becomes, after a point, a psychodrama of unbelievable cruelty. Nanibala becomes a Sachish’s viewpoint at the end of the film. We, as social beings, have tried to tried have beings, social as We, film. the of end the at Sachish’sviewpoint in reversal immense an is there spiritualist.Nonetheless, devout a to rationalist of our existence. In the film, protagonist Sachish metamorphoses from a staunch ranath was trying to address deeper concerns regarding human ethos Rabind and that codes believe I situation. political contemporary the to reference single perceptionour rogates evolution.human the of Chaturanga providenot does a me. disturbing me, provokingChaturanga deals with questions, which been are contemporary and has timeless. It inter novel the days, university my Since Director’s Statement love withSachish who canacceptheronlywithoutsexuality. husband, along with all her property, to a religious guru. She then falls in humanity cannot be recognized. Damini is first given away by her dying victim of it because as a ‘fallen woman’ she can only be ‘saved’, but her Rabindranath Bhattacharyya, Mrityunjoy Kumar Singh, Songwriter/Musician: Photography Director: Screenwriter: Storywriter: Director CREDITS Original Language: Original Format: Running Time: Year ofProduction: Country Producer: TECHNICAL DETAILS Chaturanga proposesanunendingjourney, timelessquest. models. Therefore,ideological the in holes the reveals only world inner our of areas undefined the negate to effort any nature, human of spirit the harness to attempt any‘resolution.’ Nevertheless,durable any reach to yettivism. Weare collec or moderation or coercion or benevolence or religion through order an archeologyour knowledge,of havewe attain to mind human of quest the seen In beings. human with experimentations of disasters the observed shamefully in his life, journeys that allowed him to transcend his previous position. We have journeys many undertook Rabindranath Nevertheless, closures. ideological ilar for example. Rabindranath himself, at one point of time, was a victim of the sim diametric opposites. East-West, Left-Right, Normal-Abnormal, Discipline-Punish solve all our moral, social and political dilemmas in accordance to the model of : India : SumanMukhopadhyay

Avik Sahae Rabindranath Suman Mukhopadhyay 125’ 35 mm Bengali 2008 Shafkat Vishal Jhajharia Indranil Mukherjee Tagore Amanat Tagore, NarottamDas,Lalan Fakir Ali, Paroma Banerjee,Monomoy - - - -

QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE PARADISO Alessandro Negrini 2009

Bio-filmography Alessandro Negrini is an Italian film director and poet from Turin. He spent much of the late 1990s traveling Europe and writing. In 1998 he moved to Northern Ireland and continued his studies in film making, specialising in digital film/new media and digital editing techniques at the Academy Award Nominated production company Nerve Centre. His poetry has been published in both English and Italian and in 2002 his poem Moth won first prize and critical acclaim at the Dublin International Poetry Competition. His most published and acclaimed work has dealt with social exclusion, and homelessness. In 1995 he had the opportunity to combine his poetry with film in a 30-minute short film entitled IMMAGINI Im- magini – Mad Portraits. The film was inspired by the work of R.D. Laing English psychiatrist, campaigner and poet and the 1980s’ Franco Ba- saglia’s law reform of the oppressive Italian psychiatric health system. The short movie followed the lives of patients in an Italian mental health institute and showed how the closure of the hospital changed their lives. In 2000, Alessandro was commissioned by the Turin National Theatre to direct POSTA PRIORITARIA (Priority Mail) based on epistolary material from various intellectuals and artists from England, Hungary and Italy living during Nazism and Fascism. In 2001, he wrote and directed THE HOUSE OF PHRASES, a short film dealing with homelessness through the magical side of words. Winner of Best International Short online at the 14th Foyle Film Festival, he was so nominated in several international festivals, including a special screening at the Havana Film Festival. In 2002, he wrote, produced and directed LIES AND WAVES, a 30 min film on the thin border Ireland Poem 2004, 1998 Londonderry, N.Ireland. He the lives andthepeople oftheFountain estateinDerry, N.Ireland. 2002 normality. BroadcastedonChannel 9,RTE winning 2004 on theinterfaceareainDerry (BishopStreetand TIONS) ing 1995 er: ScriptoriumEditore. 1994 duced by short 1996 2000 Director– Derry N.Ireland 2000 2001 2003 He’s 2009. between In University OlimpicGamesin for Short In and BestInternationalShortat Fountain screening 1999 Dylan University OlympicGamesin 2006 Honningsvag, andOslo,Norway. script 2001 9 andRTE. 2008 2006 best between was currently film Writer Writer - Writer –30minShortFilm Digital Writer, Poems Awarded Director Writer, Film Film He Director at Thomas’s poems. he and short selected He Modena he at madness estate wrote ART. was at on online and ANTEPRIMA, wrote THE commissioned wrote and a published filmmaking Moth Director the Director film The Senses also homeless and and developing Video first and in Posta Prioritaria Director HAVANA meaning by Short Award at and and and Writer . Derry, awarded Writer prize directed SOURCES several Techniques and and normality. directed in directed Film man and . at - at Turin the A shortfilmbasedonthefive senses. - produced of (current) Producer Losing words (DV, 15 min.) FILM Producer by a The Crevice. (DIgiBeta, 27 min) 27 (DIgiBeta, TheCrevice. the the international best Festival editing “communication” feature Turin, Italy. and Memory Italian Turin, Italy. BBC, Asgurg Film Festival in2006. 14 Short Immagini(MadPortraits) 2 PARADISO International FESTIVAL (PriorityMail) ‘Memory of Ice and Fire’ and Ice of ‘Memory Winner script The a Workshop th

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QUARTAFOURTH EDIZIONEEDITION 2009 2009 A FILM FOR PEACE 2009 Feature documentary PARADISO, a creative film on the lives of the Fountain estate in Derry, Produced by Margo Harkin, Besom Productions. Commissioned by BBC and broadcasted on BBC1 on 10th January 2009.

Synopsis of film ‘They teach us there must be a boundary line in our lives. But man, there’s no boundary line to music.’

There are plenty of ghettos around the world, all of them with their own injustice, each of them living on its knees. There is one ghetto condemned to something even worse: it has forgotten its music. It’s The Fountain, in the heart of the city: it was once a vibrant community, where people used to dance together despite religious differences, but it is now a disappearing Protestant neighborhood killed by fear and politics and turned into an open air prison, living behind a fence. Roy Arbuckle, a musical troubadour, decides it’s time to challenge one of the monstrosities left by the war in Northern Ireland: fear. He wants to reunite his former showband, The Signetts and his formers musicians, nowadays in their seventies, that lived the heady glamour of the Ireland Show band era, in a high-risk attempt to try to do something that would be normal anywhere else but not yet in Northern Ireland: having a major dance night and getting Protestants and Catholics to dance together. If it wasn’t enough, this event made Roy want to open up the stronghold of Protestant heritage and culture in Derry: the Memorial Hall, which was once the most popular dance hall in the heart of the city. A colourful, melancholic and ironic musical journey through a ghetto that, even if it finds itself in its last dance, it doesn’t want to miss a single step of it. Let’s save pessimism for better times.

TECHNICAL DETAILS Production Company: Besom Productions Producer: Margo Harkin Country: Northern Ireland (UK) Year of Production: 2009 Running Time: 60’ 29 secs Original Format: Digibeta Original Language: English

CREDITS Director: Alessandro Negrini Storywriter: Alessandro Negrini Songwriter/Musician: Photography Director: Screenwriter: Alessandro Negrini John Odd GeirSaether Trotter, Roy Arbuckle

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